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GENBIO 2: Immune System

1.

What triggers an immune respone?

Antigen

2.

What cells produces antibodies?

B cells

3.

What type of immunity is present at birth?

Innate

4.

What do T cells recognize on infected cells?

Antibodies

5.

What cells engulf pathogens?

Phagocytes

6.

What are small proteins that regulate immune responses?

Antigens

7.

________ is the plant's targeted response. Once it identifies a specific invader, it unleashes a precise counterattack, triggered by recognizing the invader's unique weapons.

Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI)

8.

Is an acquired immune system that involves the recognition of traits to certain substance or antigen?

Adaptive Immune System

9.

What molecule helps pathogens stick to surfaces?

Antibody

10.

________ are immune effector cells that participate in cellular defenses such as phagocytosis, encapsulation, and clotting.

T cells

11.

_______ activates when plants detect harmful molecules through receptors, triggering defense responses like signaling pathways, antimicrobial compound production, and gene activation.

Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI)

12.

What is the fluid containing antibodies and other immune factors?

Serum

13.

What term refers to the ability of pathogens to evade the immune system?

Adhesion

14.

_______ are able to interact with the plasma membranes of pathogens and result in the formation of pores.

Adhesins

15.

It is a vital defense mechanism that plants have evolved to protect themselves against pathogens?

Plant Immune System