Glencoe Biology

Section 2: The Immune System

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The deliberate exposure of the body to an antigen to build future immunity is called ____.
A)phagocytosis
B)cellular defense
C)passive immunity
D)immunization
2
Which of these is not a type of chemical defense in the immune system?
A)hydrochloric acid
B)dead skin cells
C)mucus
D)lysozyme
3
What is a common example of passive immunity?
A)skin keeps bacteria from intering body
B)lysozyme kills pathogens
C)mother's antibodies given to fetus
D)vaccination results in memory cells
4
What role do cytotoxic T cells play in immune response?
A)prevents immunization from occurring
B)binds to processed antigens and B cells
C)produces lysozymes to break down cell walls
D)destroy pathogens and release cytokines
5
What specific immune response is being enhanced by the process shown here?

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A)T cell activation
B)phagocytosis
C)interferon binding
D)lysozyme secretion
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