Biology: The Dynamics of Life, California Edition

Chapter 39: Immunity from Disease

Immunity from Disease

1.
When a person is exposed to antigens, __________ is gained.
A)active immunity
B)indirect contact
C)tissue fluid
D)passive immunity
2.
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of inflammation?
A)cold
B)swelling
C)pain
D)redness
3.
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This graph displays data about the number of cases of polio occurring in the United States. About how many fewer cases of polio were reported in 1970 than in 1960?
A)60 000
B)40
C)700
D)3000
4.
Which of these diseases is usually transmitted by a vector?
A)West Nile virus
B)measles
C)AIDS
D)strep throat
5.
AIDS is spread __________.
A)by direct contact
B)through airborne transmission
C)through a vector
D)by an object
6.
Which of these statements is NOT true?
A)As AIDS continues to affect a person, homeostasis of the body can become disrupted.
B)A person may not exhibit any symptoms of AIDS for up to ten years after the initial infection.
C)There are no symptoms of AIDS during its early stages.
D)The AIDS virus can be passed from a mother to a child through breast milk.
7.
Which of these diseases occurs as a result of poor nutrition?
A)cirrhosis
B)hemophilia
C)scurvy
D)osteoarthritis
8.
Which of these is an organ in the lymph system?
A)spleen
B)cervix
C)bladder
D)epididymis
9.
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This table shows information about infectious diseases that affect humans. Which pair of diseases is transmitted by droplets?
A)smallpox and tuberculosis
B)hepatitis B and chicken pox
C)diphtheria and rabies
D)HIV/AIDS and influenza
10.
One way to transmit a pathogen to a host is by __________.
A)a phagocyte
B)an antibiotic
C)a vector
D)an epidemic
11.
English physician Edward Jenner worked in the late 1790s to develop safe vaccines that provided artificial acquired active immunity to ___________.
A)tetanus
B)smallpox
C)measles
D)polio
12.
Koch's third postulate states that when a pathogen from the pure culture is placed in a healthy host, it __________.
A)must cure the disease
B)must spread the disease to other organisms while not infecting the host
C)must stop an epidemic
D)must cause the disease
13.
A disease that can always be found to occur in a population is __________.
A)never caused by airborne transmission
B)only transmitted by vectors
C)always cured with antibiotics
D)considered endemic
14.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) destroys __________.
A)breast milk
B)helper T cells
C)memory B cells
D)pathogens
15.
A parasite such as a tapeworm that produces a disease is __________.
A)a virus
B)a pathogen
C)a microphage
D)a retrovirus
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