Immunity part 1 - True or false

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HIV is most likely to attack B cells
False - it's T cells
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Antibodies are produced by B cells
True
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HIV is caused by AIDS
False - AIDS is caused by HIV
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HIV can be transmitted by kissing
False - only if both people have sores/open wounds as it is not transmitted through saliva
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Not all HIV positive people have AIDS
True
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Ribosomes make proteins
True
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TB is initially a systemic disease
False - it is a lung disease
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Tubercles are made by bacteria
False - made by immune system in response to bacterial infection
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Most HIV patients develop AIDS in 5-6 years
False - 8-10 years
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HIV binds to CD4 receptors
True
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Viruses contain cytoplasm
False
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infect B cells
False - phagocytes
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TB can kill through lung failure
True
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TB can kill through multiple organ failure
True
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HIV doesn't kill
True (patients are killed by secondary infections)
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The virus core is surrounded by the captod
False - Capsid (protein coat)
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Plasmids are found in all bacteria
False
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Cell wall is sometimes called the plasma membrane
False - the cell membrane is sometimes called the plasma membrane
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All bacteria have flagellum to help them to move
False - some do
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RNA is not a nucleic acid
False - both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids
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Stomach acid is a barrier to infection
True
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Symbiotic bacteria help prevent infection
True
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Lysozyme destroys bacteria cell walls
True (it is found in tears, saliva and mucus)
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The inflammatory response is triggered by anti-histamine
False - histamine
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Lysosomes fuse with the phagocytic vacuole to destroy the captured bacteria
True
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The non-specific immune response is triggered by T cells
False - the T cells are involved in the specific immune response
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Anti-viral proteins are called lysozyme
False - interferons
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Foreign antibodies trigger the immune response
False - foreign antigens
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Phagocytes activate T cells
True
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T killer cells bind to antigens on infected cells
True
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T cells differentiate to form antibody producing plasma cells
False - B cells differentiate to form antibody producing plasma cells
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T helper cells release substances to activate B cells
True
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Plasma cells make antibodies to specific antigens
True
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Each antibody has 2 antigen binding sites
True
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Vaccines stimulate passive immunity
False - active immunity
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Natural passive immunity is passed from mother to child through breast milk
True
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B cells not T cells form Memory cells
False - both do
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HIV has a high rate of mutation in all its genes
False - in the genes which code for antigenic structures
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M.Tuberculosis multiplies inside Phagocytes
True
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Antibiotics work by inhibiting bacterial metabolism
True
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Antibiotics kill by preventing growth of viruses
False - bacteria
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Hospital acquired infections can be treated with penicillin
False - they are resistant
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Natural body fauna can protect from hospital acquired infections
True
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Bacteria are grown in culture on Agar
True
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Bacteria should be grown at 15-20C
False - 25-30C
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Viruses are best grown in culture of Agar
False - viruses cannot be grown on agar
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Ribosomes translate DNA into proteins
False - RNA into proteins
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Bacteria are Eukaryotic micro-organisms
False - Prokaryotic micro-organisms
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As AIDS progresses the number of white blood cells decrease
True
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A pathogen is any organism that causes disease
True
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Human beings cannot be killed by fungal infections
False - fungal infections can be fatal in AIDS patiens
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Bacterial chromosomes are contained in the bacterial nucleus
False - Bacteria have no nucleus
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Human beings would be healthier without bacteria
False - many symbiotic bacteria are essential for good health
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis can lie dormant for years
True
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The first symptoms of TB include fever, weakness and coughing
True
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The first symptoms of AIDS include fever and fungal infection in the lungs
False - minor infections of mucal membranes
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Retroviruses like HIV use RNA not DNA
False - they use both
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The only protein that viruses carry is the viral ribosome
False - there is no such thing as the viral ribosome
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AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome
True
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HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus
True
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Pathogens cause a sequence of symptoms
True
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All viruses are pathogens
True
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Viruses are cells which are a tenth the size of a bacteria
False - Viruses are not cells
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A typical bacteria is only a nanometre long
False - a micrometre
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Antibodies are produced by B cells

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True

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HIV is caused by AIDS

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HIV can be transmitted by kissing

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Not all HIV positive people have AIDS

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