Disease & Immunity Quiz
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What do memory cells do?
A. Kills the virus
B. Eats the virus
C. Patrol the area and make the immune system work faster next time.
D. Makes antibodies
Active immunity is when
A. You produce your own antibodies to a disease
B. You are given antibodies to a disease
C. You are immune to any type of disease
D. Macrophages invade your lymphatic system and shield you from ever falling sick
First line defenses include
A. skin
B. hair
C. mucus
D. all of the above
What is the primary function of your immune system?
A. to create organelles
B. to protect your body from pathogens
C. to aid in blood circulation
D. to protect your bones and muscles
Cholera is spread through
A. polluted air
B. contaminated food and water
C. insect bites
D. helminths
__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.
A. passive
B. active
C. cell mediated
D. FALSE
A toxin or other foreign substance which creates an immune response and the production of antibodies
A. Antigen
B. Pathogen
C. Antibody
D. Immunity
A new vaccine was developed and then tested on a large sample of individuals. This new vaccine will be considered effective if it helps prepare the body to fight future invasion by
A. inhibiting the response of red blood cells
B. stimulating the reproduction of microbes
C. inhibiting the action of immune cells
D. stimulating the production of antibodies
Most bacterial diseases can be treated with _______________.
A. antibiotics
B. carcinogens
C. pathogens
D. microbes
What is the best definition of antibodies?
A. antibiotics that help you when you are sick
B. organs that create pathogens
C. pathogens that enter the bloodstream
D. proteins that attach to antigens and make them useless
Which is an example of passive immunity?
A. people being vaccinated against disease
B. people taking vitamins to boost their immune response
C. people receiving antibodies from their mothers before birth
D. people producing antibodies against organisms that cause diseases they have had previosuly
Viruses are
A. easily killed
B. destroyed by antibiotics
C. nonliving
D. different kinds of bacteria
TRUE or FALSE.
When child B is administered these vaccines, child B will form antigens against both diseases
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Y shaped proteins that may mark pathogens for destruction are
A. antigens
B. T cells
C. antibodies
D. neutrophils
Antibiotics do not work on
A. bacteria
B. viruses
C. fungi
D. children