BIOLOGY 1002 EXAM 4 2026 ASSESSMENT
SCRIPT QUESTION BANK DETAILED RESPONSES
◉A
Answer: Which part of the vertebrate nephron consists of
capillaries?
a. Glomerulus
b. Loop of Henle
c. Distal tubule
d. Bowman's capsule
e. Collecting tubule
◉D
Answer: If a microorganism is able to invade the internal tissues,
bypassing physical and chemical barriers, it will likely be destroyed
by _____.
a. The skin
b. Ciliary action
c. Mucous membrane
d. The inflammatory response
e. Enzymes
,◉C
Answer: How do antibodies recognize microbes or toxins?
a. Constant regions on the antibodies interact with microbes that
bear morphological features that mirror the constant region of the
antibody
b. Heavy and light chains of the antibody constant region detect
chemical odors from the microbes
c. There is a lock-and-key type fit between the shape of the antibody
and the shape of the antigen
d. All of the above
◉D
Answer: Which of the following is a limitation of the humoral
response to microbial invasion?
a. B cells indiscriminately devour invading microbes
b. B cells are capable of attacking only microbial invaders that have
taken over host cells
c. B cells have a limited ability to stop the immune response once the
microbes have been neutralized
d. The humoral response is only capable of effectively attacking
invading microbes before they enter a host cell
◉E
, Answer: The following events occur when a mammalian immune
system first encounters a pathogen. Place them in correct sequence.
I. Pathogen is destroyed
II. White blood cells secrete antibodies
III. Antigens bind to antigen receptors on white blood cells
IV. White blood cells specific to antigens become numerous
V. Only memory cells remain
a. I, III, II, IV, V
b. III, II, I V, IV
c. II, I, IV, III, V
d. IV, II, III, I, V
e. III, IV, II, I, V
◉E
Answer: Physical barriers to invasion by other organisms
a. Include the skin and the mucous membranes
b. Are difficult for bacteria and viruses to penetrate
c. May work along with secretions like tears, perspiration, mucus
d. Only a and c are correct
e. A, b, and c are correct
◉C
SCRIPT QUESTION BANK DETAILED RESPONSES
◉A
Answer: Which part of the vertebrate nephron consists of
capillaries?
a. Glomerulus
b. Loop of Henle
c. Distal tubule
d. Bowman's capsule
e. Collecting tubule
◉D
Answer: If a microorganism is able to invade the internal tissues,
bypassing physical and chemical barriers, it will likely be destroyed
by _____.
a. The skin
b. Ciliary action
c. Mucous membrane
d. The inflammatory response
e. Enzymes
,◉C
Answer: How do antibodies recognize microbes or toxins?
a. Constant regions on the antibodies interact with microbes that
bear morphological features that mirror the constant region of the
antibody
b. Heavy and light chains of the antibody constant region detect
chemical odors from the microbes
c. There is a lock-and-key type fit between the shape of the antibody
and the shape of the antigen
d. All of the above
◉D
Answer: Which of the following is a limitation of the humoral
response to microbial invasion?
a. B cells indiscriminately devour invading microbes
b. B cells are capable of attacking only microbial invaders that have
taken over host cells
c. B cells have a limited ability to stop the immune response once the
microbes have been neutralized
d. The humoral response is only capable of effectively attacking
invading microbes before they enter a host cell
◉E
, Answer: The following events occur when a mammalian immune
system first encounters a pathogen. Place them in correct sequence.
I. Pathogen is destroyed
II. White blood cells secrete antibodies
III. Antigens bind to antigen receptors on white blood cells
IV. White blood cells specific to antigens become numerous
V. Only memory cells remain
a. I, III, II, IV, V
b. III, II, I V, IV
c. II, I, IV, III, V
d. IV, II, III, I, V
e. III, IV, II, I, V
◉E
Answer: Physical barriers to invasion by other organisms
a. Include the skin and the mucous membranes
b. Are difficult for bacteria and viruses to penetrate
c. May work along with secretions like tears, perspiration, mucus
d. Only a and c are correct
e. A, b, and c are correct
◉C
