Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Hypersensitive Response Is

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the hypersensitive response is FALSE?

• A)It is a response to infection by different types of pathogens.
• B)It is usually mediated by recessive genes.
• C)It includes host cell death at the infection site.
• D)It includes the accumulation of antimicrobial molecules.
• E)It inhibits pathogen movement at the edge of the lesion.

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Definitions:

Osmoconformer

An animal in which the salt concentration of body fluids varies along with changes in the surrounding sea water so that it stays in osmotic equilibrium with its surroundings.

Osmoregulator

An organism that regulates its internal osmotic pressure, maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance despite external conditions.

Antidiuretic Hormone

A hormone released by the pituitary gland that regulates water retention in the body by increasing the concentration of solutes in the blood.

Collecting Ducts

Tubules in the kidneys that receive urine from the nephrons and transport it into the renal pelvis and ureter.