Immunity

The part of foreign materials that cause a response from the immune system are called _____________________.

• Antigens

• Active Immunity

• Antibodies

• Antibiotics

What is the role of antibodies?

• Kills pathogens

• Helps activate other immune cells

• Produces antibodies

• Binds to antigens and neutralizes pathogen

Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.

• antibodies

• antigen

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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

Identify the leukocyte that is typically involved in allergic reactions.

• Neutrophil

• Eosinophil

• Basophil

• Monocyte

These are produced by B cells and designed to mark antigens to be destroyed.

• Antigens

• Active Immunity

• Antibodies

• Antibiotics

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

• Fever

• Stomach Acid digesting

• White Blood Cells fighing

• All of these are correct

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

Joe contracts chickenpox, he develops antibodies to fight chickenpox and never gets it again. This is an example of:

• histamine response

• passive immunity

• active immunity

• vaccination

Vaccinations stimulate the body to produce large amounts of

• red blood cells

• hemaglobin

• phagocytes for that virus

• antibodies for that virus