How do bacterial and viral pathogens differ? a) Bacteria are made up of all four types of biological macromolecules, viruses lack proteins. b) Bacteria replicate on their own, viruses replicate in host cells c) Viruses do not contain genetic information, bacteria do. T cells can recognize antigens because they a) have specific antigen receptors. b) produce antibodies c) become plasma cells
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