The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC) Urges Americans

question 63

Multiple Choice

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC) urges Americans to get vaccinated each year for the flu.This annual shot helps to fight off infection because

• A)once you get the vaccine, your body produces antibodies to that strain of the flu virus.
• B)getting the vaccine keeps one from contracting the virus in the first place.
• C)getting a flu shot creates T cells.
• D)flu vaccines can eradicate the presence of the flu for future generations.

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Definitions:

Prophase

The first stage of cell division in both mitosis and meiosis where chromosomes become visible and the nuclear envelope dissolves.

Motor Proteins

Proteins that convert chemical energy into mechanical work, facilitating movement within cells, such as the transportation of cellular cargoes.

Actin

A protein that forms filaments and is involved in various types of cell motility and structure.

Interphase Stages

The phase of the cell cycle during which a cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for cell division, encompassing the G1, S, and G2 phases.