Quiz on the Adaptive Immune System

What is the primary function of the adaptive immune system?

• To enhance the innate immune response

• To produce toxins against pathogens

• To specifically target and attack pathogens

• To prevent all pathogens from entering the body

What are the two elements of natural adaptive immunity?

• Immediate and delayed immunity

• Active and passive immunity

• Innate and adaptive immunity

• Cellular and humoral immunity

What do white blood cells produce to target antigens?

• Hormones

• Toxins

• Antibodies

• Enzymes

How does the adaptive immune system remember pathogens?

• By remembering antigens

• By producing more white blood cells

• By increasing blood flow

• By storing toxins

What is passive immunity?

• Immunity that lasts a lifetime

• Immunity developed through vaccination

• Immunity developed after exposure to a pathogen

• Immunity received from another person

What happens when antibodies attach to a pathogen?

• They stop the pathogen from working

• They make the pathogen stronger

• They change the pathogen's antigens

• They allow the pathogen to multiply

What type of immunity is given to a baby by its mother during pregnancy?

• Active immunity

• Natural passive immunity

• Artificial immunity

• Innate immunity

What is the role of antitoxins in the adaptive immune system?

• To destroy pathogens

• To cancel out toxins produced by pathogens

• To enhance the innate immune response

• To produce more antibodies

What does the innate immune system do?

• It specifically targets pathogens

• It prevents many pathogens from entering the body

• It remembers past infections

• It produces antibodies

Why do you usually not get the same disease twice?

• Your body forgets the disease

• The disease becomes weaker over time

• Your adaptive immune system remembers the antigens

• You develop a new immune system