In Comparing Innatimmunity to Adaptivimmunity, Which of Thfollowing Statements Is

question 59

Multiple Choice

In comparing innatimmunity to adaptivimmunity, which of thfollowing statements is (are) correct?

• A)Innate immunity has a response time of about a week; adaptive immunity has an immediate response time.
• B)Innate immunity uses billions of different antigen receptors to detect antigens; adaptive immunity has a fixed set of receptors.
• C)Innate immunity does not target specific antigens; adaptive immunity does target specific antigens.
• D)Innate immunity has a long persistence; adaptive immunity does not persist.
• E)Both a and b are correct.

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