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Why does the body develop a stronger and faster response to a pathogen upon reinfection?
The body keeps memory cells that recognize the pathogen. Other options are incorrect because Some think the pathogen weakens itself after the first in...
How does adaptive immunity enhance the body's response to previously encountered pathogens?
Adaptive immunity keeps a memory of specific germs. Other options are incorrect because Some think adaptive immunity only reacts to new invaders, but ...
Adaptive immunity is to vaccines as innate immunity is to what?
Innate immunity is always present and reacts right away to any threat. Other options are incorrect because Specific antibodies are produced by the ada...
Which of the following examples best illustrates a key characteristic of adaptive immunity?
A vaccine teaches the immune system to remember a virus. Other options are incorrect because Seeing a rash after first touching poison ivy is a reacti...
How does adaptive immunity enhance the body's response to previously encountered pathogens?
Memory cells keep a record of past fights. Other options are incorrect because People think the skin alone stops infections, but it is only the first ...
Arrange the following steps in the process of adaptive immunity from initial exposure to a pathogen to the formation of memory cells: A. Activation of T cells, B. Antigen presentation by dendritic cells, C. Proliferation of B cells and antibody production, D. Formation of memory cells.
First, dendritic cells show bits of the pathogen to the immune system. Other options are incorrect because This option places memory cells before anti...
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