At a Mid-Oceanic Ridge Spreading Center

question 40

Multiple Choice

At a mid-oceanic ridge spreading center:

• A) the plates are moving past each other.
• B) the plates are moving away from each other.
• C) the plates are moving toward each other.
• D) one plate is being subducted beneath another.
• E) both plates are being subducted.

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Definitions:

Nonspecific Defense

General immune responses that a body provides against pathogens regardless of their specificity.

Phagocytosis

The process by which cells engulf and digest solid substances, such as bacteria or other foreign particles.

Neutrophils

A type of white blood cell important in the immune response, particularly in fighting bacterial infections.

Monocytes

a type of white blood cell that plays a significant role in the immune system by engulfing and digesting pathogens and cellular debris.