When a B Cell First Interacts with Its Particular Antigen

question 27

Multiple Choice

When a B cell first interacts with its particular antigen, the B cell

• A) dies after destroying the antigen.
• B) engulfs the antigen and digests it.
• C) differentiates and develops into a clone of antibody-producing effector cells.
• D) alters the chemical configuration of the antigen.

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Definitions:

Second Quartile

Also known as the median; it splits the data set into two halves, with 50% of the data below it and 50% above it.

Relative Standing

A measure or ranking of a value or observation within the context of a larger set of data or population.

Observation

An act of recording the occurrence or existence of a specific entity or phenomenon.

Box and Whisker Plot

A graphical representation of data that highlights the median, quartiles, and extremes of the dataset.