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One characteristic of the immune response is specificity This means that?
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Immunity is directed against a particular pathogen.
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Can an enzyme bind to nearly any molecule?
No; enzymes have substrate specificity, which means the substrate has to be a specific shape for the enzyme to bind to it.
What is the cellular immune response?
An immune response is part of the body's defense against pathogens in which cells of the immune system react to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically toward that pathogen.
What word means characteristic of an organism?
trait
What characteristic of metal means it can be shaped into a wire?
Ductility
What does adaptation mean?
Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby a population becomes better suited to its habitat. The word adaptation comes from the root word "adapt" and means to change in a way that is beneficial to survival. Most people and animals will adapt to new surroundings if forced to. It means changing something to fit the circumstance, or changing an action or response to better deal with something. In nature, it can be a physical or a behavioral change in response to the environment. Adaptation means a behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive or reproduce in its environment. Adaptation is the process of something altering itself to fit in the surrounding system Adaptation means any characteristic that an animal has that helps them to survive in their environment. There are physical and behavioral adaptations.
What does nonimmunogenic mean?
Since immunogenic means 'Capable of inducing an immune response; antigenic.' I would suggest that nonimmunogenic would mean that an immune response would not be induced.
What distinguishes the secondary immune response from the primary immune response?
the secondary immune response is faster and stronger than the first. the primary response also takes a few days to react with the antigen whereas the secondary immune response reacts faster to an antigen.
What does Active immunity means?
the immunity that results from the production of antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of an antigen.
Can you use the adjective 'immune' followed by against or is it always has to be followed by to?
Immune takes the preposition to when it means unsusceptible to an illness, and from when it means exempt. For example we say immune to measles, and immune from prosecution.
How specificity plays a role in high-performance sports?
Specificity for learning sport skills involves performing a variety of closely related movements. Rather than practicing and perfecting any single skill or movement only, specificity of skill learning means that athletes must be diverse
What is facts about the immune system?
facinating means fact about the immune system
How to make a sentence with the word characteristic?
you don't know what characteristic means!
Does immune mean fight against?
No, immune doesn't mean to fight against. Immune means something is unaffected.
What does it mean when titer results for mmr rubeola mumps and varicella are very high?
That means your body has developed antibodies in response to either an immunization or actual infection from the disease. You have been exposed and are now immune.
What Kinds of Chemicals can Cause an Allergic Reaction?
Allergic reactions depend on a person's immune response and biological reactions. This means that all chemicals has the potential to trigger at least one person's allergic reaction.
What is the best definition for immune?
Immune has its' roots from the 15th CE and means free or exempt and now in the medical sense it means exempt from a disease.
What does it mean to have a strong immune system?
It would mean that you have a weak immune system.
