C3.2 Defence against disease Quiz
Studying this course? Keep your progress in one place.
Pick an answer for each. Quizzes never use energy.
5 questions, one answer each
Each answer is checked as you go, with why.
See all 5 questions
1. Thrombin converts:
- A. fibrin to fibrinogen
- B. fibrinogen to fibrin
- C. platelets to erythrocytes
- D. antigens to antibodies
2. Which cells does HIV infect and kill?
- A. Erythrocytes
- B. Phagocytes
- C. Helper T-lymphocytes
- D. Platelets
3. Plasma cells are produced by:
- A. meiosis of phagocytes
- B. mitosis of activated B-cells
- C. division of platelets
- D. infection by viruses
4. Which disease is a zoonosis?
- A. Rabies
- B. Cystic fibrosis
- C. Scurvy
- D. Type 1 diabetes
5. Antibiotics are ineffective against:
- A. bacteria causing pneumonia
- B. viruses
- C. bacteria infecting wounds
- D. bacteria causing tuberculosis