Glencoe Biology

Chapter 37: Immune System

Chapter Test Practice-English

1
A disease ____ is a source of the pathogen in the environment.
A)interferon
B)pandemic
C)epidemic
D)reservoir
2
A ____ is a substance that can kill or inhibit the growth of infectious microorgansims.
A)antibiotic
B)vector
C)toxin
D)reservoir
3
A severe allergic reaction that causes a massive release of histamine is called ____.
A)anaphylactic shock
B)metabolic disease
C)active immunity
D)rheumatic fever
4
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
5
What experiment is being utilized here?

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A)classical conditioning
B)Koch's postulates
C)enzyme test
D)operant conditioning
6
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
7
What is the term used to describe the immune system attacking the body's own cells?
A)active immunity
B)passive immunity
C)autoimmunity
D)anaphylactic shock
8
What kind of disease results from a body part wearing out over time?
A)inflammatory
B)rheumatic
C)allergic
D)degenerative
9
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
10
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
11
Which of these involves the fourth step in Koch's postulates?
A)suspected pathogen isolated from initially diseased host
B)suspected pathogen placed in healthy new host
C)pathogen in culture has same characteristics as original pathogen
D)diseased host is given antibiotics
12
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
13
Which of these scenarios could be a direct cause of a disease becoming a pandemic?
A)sick child attending school
B)sick family returning from a foreign country
C)mosquito in a field next to houses
D)patient sneezing on a doctor
14
Why is an allergy considered an inflammatory disease?
A)Histamine causes an inflammatory response.
B)Allergens decrease inflammation.
C)Histamines produce inflammatory allergens.
D)Allergens cause rapid cell division.
15
Why is diabetes a metabolic disease?
A)caused by rapid cell division
B)cannot be caused by genetics
C)has no environmental factors
D)involves a biochemical imbalance
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