Chapter 23:
Immune Systems
Practice Test
1.
What type of B cell remains dormant in the body, but can respond rapidly if the same antigen appears again?
a.
plasma cells
b.
memory cells
c.
macrophages
d.
T cells
Hint
2.
What is a substance that contains antigens and stimulates the production of antibodies without causing disease?
a.
plasma cells
b.
vaccine
c.
complement
d.
virus
Hint
3.
What type of T cell secretes signaling proteins called cytokines?
a.
helper T cells
b.
plasma cells
c.
cytotoxic T lymphocytes
d.
memory cells
Hint
4.
What are disease-causing microorganisms that cause disease?
a.
pathogens
b.
antigens
c.
lymphocytes
d.
macrophages
Hint
5.
In a fetus, where are lymphocytes produced?
a.
in the liver
b.
in the heart
c.
in the bone marrow
d.
in the spleen
Hint
6.
Where in the body do B cells develop?
a.
heart
b.
lymph nodes
c.
bone marrow
d.
thymus gland
Hint
7.
In animals, what type of cell is the first line of defense against most microbes?
a.
T cells
b.
lymphocytes
c.
B cells
d.
phagocytes
Hint
8.
What are signaling proteins that stimulate B cells and other T cells?
a.
complement
b.
cytokines
c.
leukocytes
d.
macrophages
Hint
9.
What are the specialized cell surface proteins found on the surface of all vertebrate cells?
a.
clonal selection
b.
phagocytic cells
c.
antibody-mediated immune response
d.
major histocompatibility complex
Hint
10.
What type of B cell is like a tiny factory that produces antibodies identical to the B cell receptor that bound to the original antigen?
a.
memory cells
b.
macrophages
c.
T cells
d.
plasma cells
Hint
