BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 23: Immune Systems

Components of the Specific Immune Response

1.
The graph here shows the body's primary and secondary ____ responses.
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A)immune
B)allergic
C)lymphoid
D)cloning
2.
Swollen glands are really enlarged ____, where T cells and B cells have multiplied to fight infection.
A)tonsils
B)kidneys
C)lymph nodes
D)cysts
3.
____ involves the division and reproduction of only the specific B or T cells that will fight a newly introduced antigen.
A)major histocompatibility complex
B)specialized immune response
C)selective reproduction
D)clonal selection
4.
Each antibody molecule consists of four ____ chains.
A)carbon
B)antigen
C)polypeptide
D)antimicrobial
5.
___ molecules have two important actions -- they bind to a specific antigen, and they activate specific defenses that destroy the antigen.
A)pathogen
B)phagocyte
C)antibody
D)disease
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