Disease & Immunity Quiz
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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
Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?
A. Fever
B. Stomach Acid digesting
C. White Blood Cells fighing
D. All of these are correct
First line defenses include
A. skin
B. hair
C. mucus
D. all of the above
__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.
A. passive
B. active
C. cell mediated
D. FALSE
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
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
A. lymph cell
B. antigen
C. antibody
D. neutrop
Name the system that will directly respond to these vaccines.
A. Excretory
B. Digestive
C. Immune
D. Endocrine
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
Most bacterial diseases can be treated with _______________.
A. antibiotics
B. carcinogens
C. pathogens
D. microbes
Antibiotics do not work on
A. bacteria
B. viruses
C. fungi
D. children
What type of disease pattern spreads rapidly over countries and continents?
A. Outbreak
B. Pandemic
C. Epidemic
D. Endemic
Passive 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
Y shaped proteins that may mark pathogens for destruction are
A. antigens
B. T cells
C. antibodies
D. neutrophils
Skin protects a person from pathogens by _______________.
A. being thin and easy to allow things through
B. shedding occasionally
C. serving as a protective layer that keeps foreign objects out
D. allowing bacteria to enter if it is healthy
Disease causing agents such as bacteria and viruses are called _______________.
A. pathogens
B. antibodies
C. villians
D. particles
A living cell that a virus infects is called a ________ cell.
A. mast
B. host
C. cast
D. partner
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
An infectious disease from an animal passed to a human that causes illness is a genetic disease.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
TRUE or FALSE.
When child B is administered these vaccines, child B will form antigens against both diseases
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Active immunity lasts for a ____________ time. Passive immunity lasts for a ___________ time.
A. Long; Short
B. Life; Life
C. Hours; Long
D. Short; Long
Following a vaccination, the white cells produce . . .
A. antibiotics
B. antibodies
C. statins.
D. toxins.
What is the scientific term for spreading a disease?
A. Passing
B. Catching
C. Transmitting
D. Giving
Viruses are
A. easily killed
B. destroyed by antibiotics
C. nonliving
D. different kinds of bacteria
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
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
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