Disease and Immunity Quiz
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The immune system recognises which part of a pathogen?
A. Antibiotic
B. Antigen
C. Active site
D. Antibody
Which of the following correctly describes the attributes of passive immunity?
A. long term – produce antibodies – produce memory cells
B. long term – does not produce antibodies – produce memory cells
C. short term – does not produce antibodies – does not produce memory cells
D. short term – produce antibodies – produce memory cells
Which of the following is the best statement about “herd immunity”?
A. All population have been vaccinated
B. Vaccinating enough individuals protects the whole population
C. Vaccinating just protect the vaccinated population
D. Vaccinating can not protect the unvaccinated person
Which body defence listed below acts as a chemical barrier?
A. Mucus lining the airways
B. Antibody production
C. Hairs in the nose
D. Phagocytosis
Which of the following is an effect of a cholera infection?
1. Loss of water from the blood
2. Loss of cloride ions in intestine
3. Persistent diarrhoea
4. Increasing water potential in intestine at the begining infection
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. All 4
Which of the following diseases listed below are not caused by infectious pathogens?
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2. Scurvy
3. AIDS
4. Cholera
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 3 and 4
The human body has a number of barriers to prevent infection by pathogens some of which are listed below.
1. Skin
2. Mucus
3. Antibodies
4. Stomach acid
5. Hair in the nose
Which are these are examples of mechanical barrier?
A. 1 and 4
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 5
D. 5 and 1
There are numerous ways in which a person can acquire antibodies, giving immunity to a disease. Some of these are:
1. Vaccination
2. Infection by disease
3. A baby feeding on breast milk
4. Injection of antibody
Which of the options would give a person passive immunity?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 3 and 4
What happens when a person is vaccinated against measles?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
What is pathogen?
A. A bacterial cell
B. A disease-causing organism
C. A transmissible disease
D. A phagocyte that engulfs bacteria
Which of the following diseases caused by bacteria??
A. Influenza and measles
B. Malaria and athlete’s food
C. Measles and cholera
D. Cholera and tuberculosis
In many multicellular animals, pathogens are recognised as foreign and are attracked by the immune system.
Which of the following may be produced during an immune response?
A. Antigens
B. Antibiotics
C. Pathogen
D. Antibodies
What happens when a person is vaccinated against measles?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Which of the options below is an example of a transmissible disease?
A. Obesity
B. Tooth decay
C. Cholera
D. Ricket
Passive and active immunity have which of the following features in common?
1. They are always long-term
2. They always involve the activity of memory cells
3. They involve antibodies
4. They can be acquired by vaccination
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 only
D. 3 and 4