Topic Test — Cumulative exam

Question 47 • PBCSD_Grade_Forgiveness_0800300_Health_1_Life_Management_Skills_2019

Select the statement that BEST describes the role of the immune system.

Answer

The immune system is responsible for keeping invaders from entering the body.

The immune system is responsible for recognizing foreign invaders.

The immune system is responsible for attacking viruses.

The immune system is responsible for preventing illness and defending the body from harmful foreign substances.

Explanation

The immune system has several related jobs: it recognizes foreign invaders, helps defend against them, and protects the body from illness. Choice D, “preventing illness and defending the body from harmful foreign substances,” describes this broad role best. The other choices name only one part of the immune system’s work.

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