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Is the humoral response a specific or non-specific defence mechanism? 

specific 

non-specific 

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B lymphocytes are covered in proteins known as .

antibodies

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Which of the following types of cells activates the division of B cells?

helper T cells

B cells

memory cells

plasma cells

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Cells that produce and secrete antibodies against pathogens are known as cells. 

plasma

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Which type of cell provides long-term immunity against a disease? 

memory cells

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Which of the following statements best describes clonal selection?

the process of B cells engulfing antigens to become antigen-presenting cells 

the division of B cells by mitosis to produce clones

the process of cloned plasma cells secreting antibodies against pathogens

the process of a T helper cell activating a specific B cell 

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The process in which a selected B cell divides by mitosis is known as clonal

expansion

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During clonal expansion, which two types of cells do B cells divide into?

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When the body is first exposed to a pathogen, it produces a immune response, whereas if the body has been exposed to a pathogen before it produces a immune response.

primary
secondary

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Which immune response is faster? 

primary immune response

secondary immune response

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Which cells recognise a pathogen's antigens in the secondary immune response? 

memory cells

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