Which of the Statements Below Does Not Describe Antigens

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the statements below does not describe antigens?

• A) Antigens can include proteins, nucleic acids, lipoproteins, glycoproteins, and certain large polysaccharides.
• B) Antigens exhibit immunogenicity and reactivity.
• C) The parts of antigen molecules that initiate immune responses are called epitopes or antigenic determinants.
• D) Antigens only come from microbes.

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Definitions:

Scatter Diagram

A graph that uses Cartesian coordinates to display values for typically two variables, showing how much one variable is affected by another.

Linear Relationship

A type of association where changes in a variable predictably correspond to changes in another variable with a constant rate.

Horizontal Axis

The x-axis in a graph or chart, typically representing the independent variable or the scale of time.

Vertical Axis

The y-axis in a chart or graph, which often represents the range of the dependent variable.