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Immune System Quiz Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Antibodies disappear very quickly in which immunity?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Passive immunity has short-lived antibodies; active (A, D) is longer-lasting.
Question 2 of 5
An epitope is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An epitope is the specific part of an antigen recognized by antibodies or T cells, not a cell or antibody itself.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is not a characteristic of inflammation?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Inflammation activates macrophages, not inactivates them; it includes permeability, vasodilation, and pain.
Question 4 of 5
Which type of T cell lyses cells that have been infected with viruses?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cytotoxic T cells lyse infected cells; helper and suppressor have other roles.
Question 5 of 5
Cellular adaptive immunity is carried out by ____________.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: T cells drive cellular immunity; B cells are humoral.