The First and Second Lines of Defense Against Microbial Invasion

question 9

Multiple Choice

The first and second lines of defense against microbial invasion are part of

• A) innate immunity.
• B) adaptive immunity.
• C) species resistance.
• D) microbial antagonism.
• E) both species resistance and adaptive immunity.

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