Which one of the following statements about the innate immune system is FALSE?
A) The innate immune response can be divided into recognition, activation, and
effector phases.
B) The innate immune response against microbes influences the type of adaptive
immune response that develops.
C) Deficiencies in innate immunity markedly increase host susceptibility to
infection, even in the setting of an intact adaptive immune response.
D) Innate immunity is present in all multicellular organisms, including plants and
insects.
E) Innate immunity is better suited for eliminating virulent, resistant microbes
than is adaptive immunity.