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- 1. Multiple ChoiceLike all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis. Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?it protects other organs and tissues from infection and diseaseit breaks down food to provide cells with nutrientsit gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systemsit transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 2. Multiple Choice
Macrophages, B cells and T cells are all examples of...
Red Blook Cells
White Blood Cells
Viruses
Pathogens
- 3. Multiple Choice
The immune system has many different types of cells. which of the cells pictured below engulfs pathogens and other foreign particles?
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a pathogen?
Fungus
Bacteria
Parasites
Macrophage
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAntibiotics work against mostBacteriaBacteria & VirusesVaccinesViruses
- 6. Multiple Choice
Can diseases be passed from animals to humans? (salmonella/ Lymes Disease)
Yes
No
- 7. Multiple Choice
Is it possible for viruses to mutate and develop into new strains of the virus?
Yes
No
- 8. Multiple Choice
At lunch, Leah shares her water bottle with her friend Allie. If Leah has been exposed to the flu virus, she may get sick with the flu. She may also pass the virus to Allie. Based on this evidence, which type of disease if the flu?
Environmental
Noninfectious
Parasitic
Infectious
- 9. Multiple Choice
Skin Cancer (caused by too much UV sun exposure) is caused by what type of factor?
Hereditary
Environmental
Pathogens
Fungi
- 10. Multiple Choice
The cells and tissues that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body.
Circulatory System
Endocrine System
Immune System
Nervous System
- 11. Multiple Choice
A substance usually prepared from dead or weakened pathogens introduced into the body to produce immunity
Vaccine
Disease
Immunity
White Blood Cells
- 12. Multiple Choice
Cells in our bodies that fight infection
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma
- 13. Multiple Choice
A vaccine..
makes it so you NEVER get sick.
never works.
uses a weakened or dead form of the pathogen to help build your bodies immunity.
used the full strength version of the pathogen to help you build immunity.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceVaccines stimulate the body to produce...autoimmune diseaseshelper t-cellsfeverantibodies
- 15. Multiple Choice
A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body:
Antigen
Antibodies
Antibiotics
Antipaths
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a way to spread infectious diseases?
Touching contaminated objects
Not washing hands regularly
Being near infected people
All of these are ways
- 17. Multiple Choice
What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?
Pathogen
Antibodies
B-cells
Lymphocyte
- 18. Multiple Choice
When the body encounters a pathogen, antibodies are created that are specific to that pathogen. The next time the body encounters the pathogen, the response will be:
Slower
Faster
- 19. Multiple Choice
What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?
animals, bacteria, fungi and plants
bacteria, fungi, nucleus, parasites
bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites
bacteria, plants, fungi, parasites
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA disease that is harmful to the body and is contagious is called....Non-InfectiousInfectious
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