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Immune system

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Any organism that causes disease like a virus or bacteria is called:

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Antibody

c)

Pathogen

d)

Phagocyte

2.

A protein produced by B cells of the immune system that destroys pathogens is called:

a)

Antigens

b)

Antibodies

c)

T-cells

d)

Lymphocytes

3.

What function do memory cells have in our body?

a)

They help our immune system remember pathogens

b)

They store information in our short-term memory

c)

They send chemical signals from our blood to the brain

d)

All of the above

4.

What is the role of the immune system?

a)

To pump blood throughout the body

b)

To protect the body from disease-causing agents

c)

To contain disease-causing organisms to a single area of the body

d)

To give Ms. Juarez something to test us over

5.

What is the first line of defense your body has against pathogens?

a)

B-lymphocytes

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antigens

d)

Skin and mucus

6.

A white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down is called:

a)

B-cell

b)

Phagocyte

c)

Antibody

d)

Antigen

7.

White blood cells that distinguishes between each kind of pathogen is called:

a)

Lymphocyte

b)

Phagocyte

c)

Antibodies

d)

Antigen

8.

Which is NOT a part of the immune system?

a)

Spleen

b)

Tonsils

c)

Lymph nodes

d)

Liver

9.

What is a vaccine?

a)

A weakened pathogen injected in the body to produce immunity

b)

Temporary immunity that develops as natural exposure

c)

An overreaction of the immune system

d)

Medicine that helps after you're infected

10.
How does the body protect itself if it gets a cut?
a)
It curls up into a ball
b)
It tells us to put a bandaid on
c)
It bleeds
d)
It clots the blood and forms a scab
11.
True or false: Sneezes and coughs help your body to get rid of pathogens
a)
true
b)
false
12.
What two things can happen during the inflammatory response?
a)
Blood vessels widen
b)
The whole body gets bigger
c)
The body gets cold
d)
A fever may occur
e)
The body slows down
13.
Lympocytes (white blood cells) have two types. They are...
a)
A-cells
b)
B-cells
c)
T-cells
d)
C-cells
e)
L-cells
14.

A reaction by tissues to any type of injury by swelling, pain, heat, and redness is called

a)

phagocytosis

b)

physical defense

c)

inflammation

d)

infection

15.

What type of cell fights off infection?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Neurons

d)

Platelets

16.

What do your white blood cells make when they detect a new antigen?

a)

Enzymes

b)

Antibodies

c)

Pathogen

d)

Hormones

17.

What is structure B?

a)

Lymph Vessels

b)

Spleen

c)

Thymus

d)

Tonsils