Immune Response and Vaccination

Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.

• antibodies
• antigen

A pathogen is a disease-causing agent.

• true
• false

Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens. 

• True
• False

Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.

• antibodies
• antigen

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

• support the body through bones and muscles
• get rid of waste from the body
• protect the body from pathogens
• move blood through the body

Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?

• Fever
• Stomach Acid digesting
• White Blood Cells fighing
• All of these are correct

What is the body's first line of defence against infection?

• Physical barriers

• White blood cells

• Blood plasma

• Red blood cells

__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.

• passive
• active
• cell mediated
• false

Which is an example of passive immunity?

• people being vaccinated against disease
• people taking vitamins to boost their immune response
• people receiving antibodies from their mothers before birth
• people producing antibodies against organisms that cause diseases they have had previosuly

Immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen when a person gets sick

• Natural Passive Immunity

• Natural Active Immunity

• Artificial Active Immunity