Bio 2010 - Microbiology » Spring 2023 » Chapter 15 Quiz

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Question #1
A "non-self" protein that can provoke an immune response is called a(n) __________.
A.   interferon
B.   immunoglobulin
C.   colony-stimulating factor
D.   antigen
E.   antibody
Question #2
Active artificially acquired immunity is a result of __________.
A.   injection of an immune serum.
B.   contact with a pathogen
C.   vaccination
D.   antibodies passed on from mother to baby through breast milk.
E.   antibodies passed on from mother to fetus through the placenta.
Question #3
Complement proteins work by __________.
A.   phagocytosis of target cells
B.   punching holes or pores in the membranes of target cells
C.   creating an impermeable barrier
D.   producing antibodies
E.   neutralization of antigens
Question #4
Which nonspecific defense cells specialize in attacking cancer cells and virus-infected cells?
A.   natural killer cells
B.   helper T lymphocytes
C.   plasma cells
D.   macrophages
E.   basophils
Question #5
Which statement below is characteristic of a secondary immune response?
A.   It occurs much more rapidly than a primary response.
B.   It triggers fever.
C.   It results in less memory cell circulation.
D.   It occurs only in the spleen.
E.   It results in less antibody secretion.
Question #6
Which type of molecule is produced by virus-infected cells to communicate to noninfected cells the presence of a virus?
A.   complement
B.   interferon
C.   interleukin
D.   antigen
E.   pyrogen
Question #7
All of the following are functions of interferons, EXCEPT that __________.
A.   they are not virus-specific
B.   they mobilize natural killer cells
C.   they interfere with viral replication in affected cells
D.   they target and activate T-killer cells.
Question #8
Which of the following cells would NOT be present at the FIRST encounter with a pathogen that happened to bypass one of our chemical or physical barriers?
A.   natural killer cells
B.   neutrophils
C.   macrophages
D.   T-killer cells
Question #9
Which part of immunity would saliva and mucous be a part of?
A.   chemical barrier
B.   innate
C.   adaptive
D.   intrinsic
Question #10
We discussed Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPS) and their relationship with pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). How does the immune cell respond to activation of its pattern recognition receptors?
A.   it releases cytokines
B.   it mutates
C.   it cell divides
D.   it commits intrinsic apoptosis

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