Adaptive Immunity Test Questions with Verified Answers Graded A+

Adaptive Immunity Test Questions with
Verified Answers Graded A+
The predominant antibody of a typical secondary immune response is:



A) IgG.

B) IgM.

C) IgE.

D) IgA. - Ans -A) IgG.



IgG is the predominant antibody in a secondary immune response.



Which cell ingests microorganisms for the purposes of presenting their antigen to the
immune system and activating an immune response?



A) Helper T cell

B) Mast cell

C) Neutrophil

D) Macrophage - Ans -D) Macrophage



Macrophages are phagocytes that are involved in antigen processing and presentation for
the purpose of activating an immune response.



Immune cells distinguish "self" from "nonself" by recognizing:



A) cellular RNA.
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B) major histocompatibility antigens.

, C) different types of phospholipids in a cell's membrane.

D) "nonself" enzymes secreted by foreign cells. - Ans -B) major histocompatibility
antigens.



Immune cells distinguish "self" from "nonself" by recognizing major histocompatibility
antigens on a cell's plasma membrane.



Which of the following cells has the capacity to produce antibodies during an immune
response?



A) Plasma cells

B) T cells

C) Memory cells

D) Pluripotent cells - Ans -A) Plasma cells



Plasma cells are B lymphocytes that have developed the ability to produce antibodies
during an immune response.



The condition in which the immune cells attack the individual's own tissues as if they were
invaders is called:



A) alloimmunity.

B) autoimmunity.

C) hypersensitivity.

D) graft rejection. - Ans -B) autoimmunity.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the lymphocytes mount an immune response against
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the body's own tissues.