Pathogens, Disease and Immunity Quiz
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Which type of immunity has memory?
A. innate
B. adaptive/acquired
Which of the following statements is TRUE about someone’s immune system that has allergies?
A. Body cells are dividing at an uncontrolled rate.
B. The body is reacting to foreign antigens that are not dangerous to most people.
C. T cells and B cells in the body cannot be activated.
D. The body is mistaking its own cells for foreign antigens.
Which of the following is NOT microorganism that can enter our body?
A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Fungus
D. Protozoa
E. Earthworm
A ___________ is an organism that carries an infectious disease like malaria carrying mosquitoes.
A. Transmitter
B. Carrier
C. Vector
D. Zoonotic Transfer
What is the role of a B cell?
A. Kills pathogens
B. Helps activate other immune cells
C. Produces antibodies
D. Binds to antigens
Which type of microbe is prokaryotic?
A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Fungi
D. Protists
The second line of defense in the body is the
A. barriers.
B. inflammatory response.
C. immune system.
D. lymphatic system.
What is your skin considered as?
A. Skin is considered as a second and third line defense barrier.
B. Skin is considered as a large cell which helps destroy pathogens.
C. Skin is considered a biochemical barrier of the first line defense system.
D. Skin is considered as a part of the immune system.
E. Skin is considered as first line defense barrier.
This type of immunity is acquired during one’s lifetime. It is induced by antigens that invade the body.
A. innate immunity
B. adaptive immunity
C. nonspecific immunity
D. normal microbiota
Which type of external defense is not considered a ‘first line defense’.
A. Lymphatic Organs
B. Tears
C. Saliva
D. Skin (epithelial cells)
E. Mucous and cilia
The part of foreign materials that cause a response from the immune system are called _____________________.
A. Antigens
B. Active Immunity
C. Antibodies
D. Antibiotics
Which of the following is NOT part of the first line of defense?
A. skin
B. B cells
C. sweat
D. lysozyme
The adaptive immune response involves specialized white blood cells called lymphocytes which are also known as
A. platelets.
B. macrophages.
C. B and T cells.
What is a first line defense?
A. Barriers within our body which form the immune system.
B. When the pathogens gets through the external defenses, and the body’s response leads to healing
C. The response from our body when a pathogen gets inside our body.
D. Physical and chemical barriers which prevent disease-causing pathogens enter your body.
E. An example of a first line defense are the immune cells.
The white blood cells that take part in the inflammatory response which engulf pathogens and destroy them are called
A. T cells.
B. Phagocytes.
C. Lymphocytes.
D. B-cells.