C3.2–D1.3 Defence Against Disease & Mutations
9 review questions with answers for C3.2–D1.3 Defence Against Disease & Mutations, marked SL and HL. Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
Which white blood cells produce specific antibodies?
- B-lymphocytes (B-cells)Right answer
- Antibodies (Immunoglobulins)
- Germline mutation
- Somatic mutation
All 9 questions and answers
Which white blood cells produce specific antibodies?
Answer: B-lymphocytes (B-cells)
What are the proteins called that bind to specific antigens to neutralize them?
Answer: Antibodies (Immunoglobulins)
Which cells remain in the blood to provide long-term immunity after an infection?
Answer: Memory cells
A gene editing tool that uses a guide RNA and the Cas9 enzyme to target and cut DNA?
Answer: CRISPR-Cas9
The specific RNA molecule that directs the Cas9 enzyme to a target DNA sequence?
Answer: Guide RNA
The enzyme in the CRISPR system that acts as "molecular scissors" to cut DNA?
Answer: Cas9
A medical treatment that involves inserting functional genes into a patient's cells to treat disease?
Answer: Gene therapy
A mutation occurring in body cells that is not passed on to offspring?
Answer: Somatic mutation
A mutation occurring in gametes (eggs/sperm) that can be inherited by offspring?
Answer: Germline mutation
Play it as a class game
Play this set opens it in splycr, where you can host it for your class straight away. Hosting needs no account: put the room code on the projector, and students join from a phone with the code and their first name. Each question plays as multiple choice, and the three wrong options are other answers from the same set.