Lesson 6.5.1
6.5.1 Types of immunity and pathogen evasion in the evolutionary race Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Biology, Unit 6
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The 20 questions
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Which type of immunity is transferred to an infant via maternal antibodies in breast milk?
- Artificial active immunity
- Artificial passive immunity
- Natural passive immunity
- Natural active immunity
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Which type of immunity is provided by vaccination with an attenuated pathogen?
- Natural active immunity
- Artificial passive immunity
- Artificial active immunity
- Natural passive immunity
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Which type of immunity is conferred by an injection of antivenom antibodies?
- Artificial passive immunity
- Natural passive immunity
- Natural active immunity
- Artificial active immunity
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What term describes a pathogen repeatedly changing its surface antigens to evade immune recognition?
- Antigenic variation
- Latency
- Antigenic drift
- Opsonisation
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Which strategy allows a virus to remain dormant inside host cells to avoid immune destruction?
- Phagocytosis
- Antigenic variation
- Latency
- Agglutination
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What supports the concept of an evolutionary race between pathogens and host immune systems?
- Fixed receptor shapes
- Universal vaccination rates
- Passive antibody transfer
- Pathogen evasion mechanisms
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Which type of immunity is produced following an injection of inactivated bacterial toxins?
- Artificial passive immunity
- Artificial active immunity
- Natural active immunity
- Natural passive immunity
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Which bacterial feature helps pneumococci evade phagocytosis by covering surface antigens?
- Glycoprotein flagellum
- Polysaccharide capsule
- Peptidoglycan cell wall
- Phospholipid membrane
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Why can a person with natural active immunity still get infected by a new strain?
- Memory cell loss
- Antigenic variation
- Antibody degradation
- Reduced phagocytosis
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Which transfer of antibodies provides natural passive immunity?
- Vaccine administration
- Mother to foetus
- Immunoglobulin injection
- Direct pathogen infection
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Which cells enable a rapid secondary immune response?
- Helper T cells
- Memory cells
- Plasma cells
- Macrophages
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Inhibiting interferon action is a pathogen evasion strategy targeting which system?
- Innate immunity
- Passive immunity
- Active immunity
- Humoral immunity
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What protection does artificial passive immunity provide compared to active immunity?
- Memory cell production
- Immediate short-term protection
- Delayed long-term protection
- Active antibody synthesis
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Which process enables bacterial populations to evolve antibiotic resistance?
- Antigenic drift
- Natural selection
- Clonal expansion
- Passive drift
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How does viral latency help a pathogen evade host immune responses?
- Dormancy inside cells
- Destroying host phagocytes
- Mutating surface proteins
- Inhibiting antibody production
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What type of immunity is conferred by an injection of antibodies?
- Natural passive immunity
- Natural active immunity
- Artificial passive immunity
- Artificial active immunity
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What term describes reciprocal evolutionary pressures between hosts and pathogens?
- Genetic bottleneck
- Bioaccumulation
- Primary succession
- Co-evolution
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Pathogens that produce proteins to destroy antibodies evade which immune response?
- Innate immune response
- Specific immune response
- Skin barrier function
- Inflammatory response
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Which pathogen uses latency to remain dormant in sensory nerve cells?
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Influenza virus
- Varicella-zoster virus
- Rhinovirus
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How is natural active immunity acquired by a host?
- Vaccine administration
- Placental antibody transfer
- Infection by pathogen
- Injection of antibodies
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