The Adaptive Immune Response Differs from the Innate Response in That

question 32

Multiple Choice

The adaptive immune response differs from the innate response in that _______.

• A) the adaptive immune response targets specific immunogens and remembers them, mounting an even stronger response on subsequent encounters, whereas the innate
• Response is nonspecific and has no memory
• B) B and T lymphocytes can each target multiple proteins, whereas the innate response targets only a single type of antigen
• C) the adaptive immune response involves physical barriers and nonspecific processes, whereas the innate immune response relies on the actions of B and T lymphocytes
• D) the innate immune response targets a specific immunogen and remembers it to mount an even stronger response on subsequent encounters with that immunogen, whereas the

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

The cues in a study that might tell a research participant what behaviors are expected or desirable in that setting.

Confounds

Factors in an experiment that could undermine the ability to draw accurate conclusions by affecting the dependent variable in ways not accounted for by the independent variable.

Disconfirmation

The process in which evidence contradicts or challenges existing beliefs or hypotheses, leading to adjustment or abandonment of those beliefs.

Scientific Method

A systematic process used for investigation and acquiring knowledge through observation, experimentation, and hypothesis testing.