Chapter 43: The Immune System
 
Activities Quiz
 

Activities Quiz


1 .       Which of these cells is a phagocytic leukocyte that can engulf a foreign bacterium? (Activity: Immune Responses) 

 B cell
 cytotoxic T cell
 plasma cell
 helper T cell
 macrophage


2 .       _____ interact with the antigen-class II MHC complex presented by macrophages. (Activity: Immune Responses) 

 B cells
 Bacterial cells
 Helper T cells
 Epithelial cells
 Cytotoxic T cells


3 .       B cells that have been stimulated by interleukin-2 develop into _____. (Activity: Immune Responses) 

 macrophages
 helper T cells
 cytotoxic T cells
 antigens
 plasma cells


4 .       The role of cytotoxic T cells is the secretion of _____, which plays a role in the _____ immune response. (Activity: Immune Responses) 

 antibodies ... antibody-mediated
 antibodies ... humoral
 perforin ... cell-mediated
 perforin ... humoral
 interleukin-2 ... humoral


5 .       Clonal selection is the division of _____ that have been stimulated by binding to an antigen, which results in the production of cloned _____. (Activity: Immune Responses) 

 helper T cells ... plasma cells
 B cells ... plasma cells and memory cells
 T cells ... B cells
 B cells ... macrophages
 macrophages ... B cells and T cells


6 .       Which of these cells is responsible for the rapidity of the secondary immune response? (Activity: Immune Responses) 

 memory cells
 cytotoxic T cells
 macrophages
 cytokines
 plasma cells


7 .       Which of these cells produce and secrete antibodies? (Activity: Immune Responses) 

 macrophages
 cytotoxic T cells
 helper T cells
 bacterial cells
 plasma cells


8 .       The genetic material of HIV consists of _____. (Activity: HIV Reproductive Cycle) 

 single-stranded DNA
 single-stranded RNA
 double-stranded DNA
 double-stranded RNA
 none of the above


9 .       Which of these binds to receptor molecules on the host cell membrane? (Activity: HIV Reproductive Cycle)


 

 A
 B
 C
 D
 E


10 .       What is the function of reverse transcriptase? (Activity: HIV Reproductive Cycle) 

 catalyzing the formation of a polypeptide from a RNA template
 catalyzing the formation of DNA from a polypeptide template
 catalyzing the formation of RNA from a polypeptide template
 catalyzing the formation of RNA from a DNA template
 catalyzing the formation of DNA from a RNA template


11 .       What is the source of a viral envelope? (Activity: HIV Reproductive Cycle) 

 host cell DNA
 prophages
 provirus
 host cell membrane
 viral glycoproteins


12 .       Which of these is reverse transcriptase? (Activity: HIV Reproductive Cycle)


 

 A
 B
 C
 D
 E


13 .       Which of these is the viral genome? (Activity: HIV Reproductive Cycle)


 

 A
 B
 C
 D
 E


14 .       Click on the diagram to start the animation. What enzyme is responsible for the process seen here? (Activity: HIV Reproductive Cycle)

 

 RNA polymerase
 DNA polymerase
 reverse transcriptase
 endonuclease
 DNA ligase


15 .       Double-stranded viral DNA is incorporated into a host cell as a _____. (Activity: HIV Reproductive Cycle) 

 promoter
 provirus
 transposon
 lac
 homeoboxes







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