Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 115

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following questions. Figure 1A.3.4
-Figure 1A.3.4 illustrates two variables,x and y,which are

• A)negatively related,with slope becoming closer to 0 as x increases from 2 to 16.
• B)negatively related,with slope becoming farther from 0 as x increases from 2 to 16.
• C)positively related,with slope becoming closer to 0 as x increases from 2 to 16.
• D)positively related,with slope becoming farther from 0 as x increases from 2 to 16.
• E)positively related,with the slope unchanging as x increases from 2 to 16.

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Definitions:

Antigenic Drift

A mechanism of variation in viruses that causes small changes in the virus particles over time, leading to new strains that may escape immune recognition.

Surface Antigens

Molecules present on the cell surface that can trigger an immune response, used by the body to identify foreign substances.

Antibodies

Proteins produced by the immune system in response to foreign substances (antigens), which can neutralize or help destroy antigens.

Capsid

Protective protein containing the genetic material of a virus.