Chapter 10

SELF-QUIZ
7. What is an important defence against invading

Unit 3

In your notebook, record the letter of the choice that best answers each question.

1. Which of the following characteristics of an invader

can be recognized by antibodies of the immune system? (a) nuclear material (b) cell membrane shape (c) cell size (d) the electrical charge of the cell
2. What is an antibody?

(a) a white blood cell that engulfs an invading microbe (b) a protein that reacts with an antigen (c) a white blood cell that identifies a foreign invader (d) a protein that is attached to the cell membrane of a microbe (e) a protein that is always attached to the cell membrane of an antibody-producing cell
3. Which of the following is the cellular component

responsible for antibody production? (a) B cell (d) platelet (b) T cell (e) mast cell (c) macrophage
4. Which part of your immune system is charged with

recognition of invading pathogens? (a) antibodies (d) phagocyte (b) B cell lymphocyte (e) all of the above (c) T cell lymphocyte
5. Which of the following is sometimes a glycoprotein

microbes that can be found in tears? (a) Macrophages from the tears engulf foreign invaders by phagocytosis. (b) Lysozyme, special enzymes secreted in tears and sweat, destroy bacteria by dissolving their cell walls. (c) Mucus produced by tears adheres to microbes and targets them for antibody production. (d) Cilia, found along the eyelashes, sweeps microbes from the eye. (e) Water washes away the microbes, preventing them from entering the tear duct. 8. Which of the following does not describe the action of complement proteins produced by the immune system? (a) Some of the proteins act as markers by causing antigens to aggregate. (b) Some of the proteins attach themselves to the cell membrane of the antigen, immobilizing the antigen. (c) Some of the proteins engulf the foreign invader by phagocytosis. (d) Some of the proteins form a protective coating around the microbe. (e) Some of the proteins dissolve or puncture the cell membrane of bacterial invaders.
9. Why is the transplantation of donor organs affected

complex found on the surface of cell membranes that is not found in ones body? (a) a toxin (d) a virus (b) an antibody (e) a prion (c) an antigen
6. When do B cells turn into super antibody-producing

cells? (a) when macrophages engulf foreign invading materials (b) when T cells identify the invader and release lymphokine (c) when B cells identify the invader and release histamine (d) when plasma proteins identify the invader and release lymphokine (e) when platelets identify the invader and release histamine

by the immune response? (a) Transplanted organs contain antigens that T cells recognize as harmful. (b) Transplanted organs contain antibodies that recognize cells in your body as being harmful. (c) Transplanted organs contain antigens that stimulate the production of antigens in your own body. (d) Transplanted organs contain antibodies that stimulate the production of antigens in your own body. (e) Transplanted organs contain antibodies that B cells recognize as harmful.
10. How can transplant rejection be reduced?

(a) Keep the area clean to prevent microbe infections. (b) Transplant organs with a close tissue match. (c) Inject antibodies into the recipients body for the first few weeks after the operation. (d) Choose transplanted organs from an entirely different species so that they cannot be recognized by the immune system. (e) Either (c) or (d).

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