Disease & Immunity Quiz
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A toxin or other foreign substance which creates an immune response and the production of antibodies
A. Antigen
B. Pathogen
C. Antibody
D. Immunity
What pathogen causes the common cold?
A. Virus
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Protista
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
A. lymph cell
B. antigen
C. antibody
D. neutrop
Viruses are
A. easily killed
B. destroyed by antibiotics
C. nonliving
D. different kinds of bacteria
Doctors sometimes use a vaccine to prepare the body to defend itself against future infections. These vaccines most often contain
A. antibodies
B. antibiotics
C. white blood cells
D. weakened pathogens
A vaccination
A. Is a type of white blood cell that eats bacteria
B. Protects your body via needle or capsule
C. Causes your body to react as if it had met a pathogen
D. Is made up of collagen, and can be in the form of gelatine
Disease causing agents such as bacteria and viruses are called _______________.
A. pathogens
B. antibodies
C. villians
D. particles
Name the system that will directly respond to these vaccines.
A. Excretory
B. Digestive
C. Immune
D. Endocrine
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
Cholera is spread through
A. polluted air
B. contaminated food and water
C. insect bites
D. helminths
An infectious disease from an animal passed to a human that causes illness is a genetic disease.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.
A. passive
B. active
C. cell mediated
D. FALSE
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
A living cell that a virus infects is called a ________ cell.
A. mast
B. host
C. cast
D. partner
Bacteria are smaller than viruses.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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
TRUE or FALSE.
When child B is administered these vaccines, child B will form antigens against both diseases
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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
Most bacterial diseases can be treated with _______________.
A. antibiotics
B. carcinogens
C. pathogens
D. microbes
First line defenses include
A. skin
B. hair
C. mucus
D. all of the above
Y shaped proteins that may mark pathogens for destruction are
A. antigens
B. T cells
C. antibodies
D. neutrophils
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
Active immunity lasts for a ____________ time. Passive immunity lasts for a ___________ time.
A. Long; Short
B. Life; Life
C. Hours; Long
D. Short; Long
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
What is the scientific term for spreading a disease?
A. Passing
B. Catching
C. Transmitting
D. Giving
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