AP Biology Immune System

The immune system is made up of ....

• a. tissues

• c. cells

• b. organs

• d. all of the above

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As part of the immune system, white blood cells fight germs. Another name for white blood cells is ....

• a. Rhinovirus

• b. Leukocytes

• c. Glands

• d. Nodes

The purpose of the immune system is to ....

• a. help germs invade your body

• c. make your nose run

• b. fight of sickness

• d. give your diarrhea

Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including an organ in your belly that filters blood and help fight infections known as the ....

• a. heart

• c. kidneys

• b. spleen

• d. brain

Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.

• antibodies

• antigen

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White blood cells

• Fluid that delivers oxygen to cells

• Cells that protect the body against infection

• The fluid in which other parts of the blood are suspended

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Which of the following is an immunity "borrowed" from another source and it lasts for a short while?

• Innate

• Adaptive

• Active

• Passive

Match the following terms with their explanations.

• chemical markers on pathogens

• vaccine

• important cells in our immune system

• antibody

• substance that protects against disease

• pathogen

• any living organism that can cause disease

• white blood cells

• made by white blood cells to fight pathogens

• antigens

Match the following terms that mean the same things.

• Y-shaped protein

• antigen

• medicine

• antibiotic

• foreign invader

• engulf

• eat

• antibody

• chemical marker

• pathogen

Which of the following is not a part of the immune response?

• Making pathogens

• white blood cells attack

• create antibodies

• recognize and attack an antigen the next time it inters the body.