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