Match Each Term with the Most Appropriate Statement

question 23

Multiple Choice

Match each term with the most appropriate statement.
-stem cells

• A)cells that do not divide, die in less than a week, and secrete antibodies
• B)cells that directly destroy body cells already infected by viral or fungal parasites, as well as mutant and cancerous cells
• C)lymphocytes that are held in reserve, circulate in the bloodstream, and enable a rapid response to subsequent encounters with the same invader
• D)able to lyse cells by forming pore complexes
• E)cells that are produced in the bone marrow, are never changed by the thymus, and manufacture antibodies
• F)able to destroy cells but not dependent on recognition of antigen-MHC complexes
• G)a class of proteins that help cells of the immune system communicate
• H)"big eaters" that alert other lymphocytes to the invasion of specific antigens
• I)immature cells that may or may not be committed to develop into one of several mature cell types
• J)a group of cells that are all produced asexually from one original parent cell
• K)surface patterns of nonself molecules or particles
• L)proteins released by cytotoxic T cells to destroy target cell membranes
• M)preparation injected into the body to elicit a primary immune response
• N)one of this group has been identified as the causative agent of AIDS

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