How Is Adaptive Immunity Different from Innate Immunity

question 52

Multiple Choice

How is adaptive immunity different from innate immunity?

• A) Adaptive immunity is less effective than innate immunity.
• B) Adaptive immunity is nonspecific; innate immunity is specific.
• C) Adaptive immunity is immediate; innate immunity is slower acting.
• D) Adaptive immunity has memory; innate immunity does not.
• E) Adaptive immunity is the first line of defense; innate immunity is the second line of defense.

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Definitions:

Size of Territory

The concept in environmental psychology referring to the physical space controlled by an individual or group, impacting behavior and social relations.

Territorialize

The action of establishing control or ownership over a specific physical area or concept, often to assert dominance or exclusivity.

Attributional Theory

A framework for understanding how individuals infer the causes of other people’s behavior, attributing it to either internal dispositions or external situations.

Overload Theory

A theory that suggests individuals experience stress or decreased performance when demands exceed their capacity to cope.