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Immunity and Defence against Disease
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20 CXC CSEC Integrated Science questions on Immunity and Defence against Disease, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is a function of white blood cells in the body's defence against disease?

  1. Transporting oxygen to tissues
  2. Producing antibodies against pathogens
  3. Clotting blood at wound sites
  4. Carrying nutrients to cells
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✓ Answer: BProducing antibodies against pathogens
Award 1 mark for correct identification. A is incorrect — this is the function of red blood cells. C is incorrect — this is the function of platelets. D is incorrect — nutrients are carried in plasma, not by white blood cells.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

In Jamaica, health officials recommend that infants receive the BCG vaccine shortly after birth. This vaccine provides protection against which disease?

  1. Measles
  2. Polio
  3. Tuberculosis
  4. Dengue fever
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✓ Answer: CTuberculosis
Award 1 mark for correct identification. BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, a vaccine against tuberculosis. A is incorrect — the MMR vaccine protects against measles. B is incorrect — the oral polio vaccine (OPV) protects against polio. D is incorrect — no widely available vaccine exists for dengue in routine infant immunisation.
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CXC CSEC Integrated Science: Immunity and Defence against Disease FAQ

How many CXC CSEC Integrated Science questions on Immunity and Defence against Disease are there on Kramizo?
Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on Immunity and Defence against Disease for CXC CSEC Integrated Science, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CXC paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Yes — completely free. Every student gets 45 questions a day on the free plan, with no card required and no trial countdown. That free quota works across every subject and every topic in our bank, so you can mix Immunity and Defence against Disease practice with other Integrated Science topics or even switch to a totally different CXC subject without paying anything. Kramizo's optional Pro plan removes the daily cap and adds detailed progress analytics, but the free tier is the real product — used by thousands of GCSE, IGCSE and CSEC students.
Are the Immunity and Defence against Disease questions aligned to the official CXC CSEC Integrated Science syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CXC CSEC Integrated Science specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CXC paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CXC.
How is Immunity and Defence against Disease typically tested on CXC CSEC Integrated Science papers?
Immunity and Defence against Disease appears across multiple question types on real CXC CSEC Integrated Science papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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