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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life

Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter 38

Immunity - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

03:08

Problem 1

_____ is/are the first line of defense against threats.
a. Skin, mucous membranes
b. Tears, saliva, gastric fluid
c. Urine flow
d. Resident bacteria
e. a through
f. all of the above

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04:27

Problem 2

Complement proteins _____.
a. form pore complexes
b. promote inflammation
c. neutralize toxins
d. a and b

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05:05

Problem 3

_____ trigger immune responses.
a. Cytokines
b. Lysozymes
c. Immunoglobulins
d. Antigens
e. Histamines
f. all of the above

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03:21

Problem 4

Name one defining characteristic of innate immunity.

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04:23

Problem 5

Name one defining characteristic of adaptive immunity.

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00:34

Problem 6

Antibodies are _____.
a. antigen receptors
b. made only by $\mathrm{B}$ cells
c. proteins
d. all of the above

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02:40

Problem 7

______ binding antigen triggers allergic responses.
a. IgA
b. IgE
c. $\lg G$
d. IgM
e. IgD

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03:24

Problem 8

Antibody-mediated responses work against _____.
a. intracellular pathogens
b. extracellular pathogens
c. cancerous cells
d. both a and b
e. both b and c
$f . a, b,$ and $c$

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02:52

Problem 9

Cell-mediated responses work against _____.
a. intracellular pathogens
b. extracellular pathogens
c. cancerous cells
d. both a and b
e. both a and $c$
$f, a, b,$ and $c$

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03:45

Problem 10

_____ are targets of cytotoxic T cells.
a. Extracellular virus particles in blood
b. Virus-infected body cells or tumor cells
c. Parasitic flukes in the liver
d. Bacterial cells in pus
e. Pollen grains in nasal mucus

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00:32

Problem 11

Allergies occur when the body responds to _____.
a. pathogens
b. normally harmless substances
c. toxins
d. all of the above

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06:53

Problem 12

Match the immunity concepts.
a. neutrophil
b. effector $B$ cell
c. general defense
d. immune response against own body
e. secondary response
f. $\mathrm{B}$ cell receptor
g. hypersensitivity to an allergen
anaphylactic shock _____
antibody secretion _____
phagocyte _____
immune memory _____
autoimmunity _____
antigen receptor _____
inflammation _____

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