A Man Opens Up an Old Loaf of Bread and Inhales

question 23

Multiple Choice

A man opens up an old loaf of bread and inhales Penicillium spores from the organism growing inside. Inside the man's lungs, phagocytes engulf and digest the spores. The man never gets sick. This is an example of

• A)vaccination.
• B)adaptive immunity.
• C)specific immunity.
• D)variolation.
• E)innate immunity.

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Definitions:

Cretaceous

The geological period between 145 and 66 million years ago, known for the dominance of dinosaurs and ending with their extinction.

Short-legged

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Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, known for their distinctive slithering movement and often venomous bites.