Question 1

Which immune system component is found in plants but NOT vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

A) pattern recognition receptors 
B) PAMP receptors 
C) PRRs 
D) NLRs 
A) pattern recognition receptors 
B) PAMP receptors 
C) PRRs 
D) NLRs

Question 2

Which cells of the immune system produce IL-4, which mobilizes mast cells, basophils and eosinophils to protect against extracellular pathogens, especially parasitic worms?

Accepted Answer

A) TH1 cells 
B) TH2 cells 
C) cytotoxic T lymphocytes 
D) TH17 cells 
E) regulatory T lymphocytes 
A) TH1 cells 
B) TH2 cells 
C) cytotoxic T lymphocytes 
D) TH17 cells 
E) regulatory T lymphocytes

Question 3

What kind of interactions hold the antigen and antibody together at the antigen-combining site of the antibody?

Accepted Answer

A) covalent interactions 
B) noncovalent forces 
C) disulfide bonds 
D) ionic bonds 
A) covalent interactions 
B) noncovalent forces 
C) disulfide bonds 
D) ionic bonds

Question 4

What is a leukocyte?

Accepted Answer

A) a red blood cell 
B) a platelet 
C) a white blood cell 
D) a complement protein 
E) a hepatocyte 
A) a red blood cell 
B) a platelet 
C) a white blood cell 
D) a complement protein 
E) a hepatocyte

Question 5

The DNA sequences involved in the formation of human Kappa (κ)light chains are located on chromosome ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 22 
B) 14 
C) 2 
D) X 
E) Y 
A) 22 
B) 14 
C) 2 
D) X 
E) Y

Question 6

What immune system organ is located in the chest, is responsible for the differentiation of T cells, and reaches its peak size during childhood?

Accepted Answer

A) the thyroid gland 
B) the adrenal gland 
C) the thymus gland 
D) the lymph nodes 
E) the liver 
A) the thyroid gland 
B) the adrenal gland 
C) the thymus gland 
D) the lymph nodes 
E) the liver

Question 7

Which bonds are largely responsible for holding the heavy and light chains of an immunoglobulin together?

Accepted Answer

A) H bonds 
B) ionic bonds 
C) van der Waals forces 
D) disulfide bonds 
E) hydrophobic interactions 
A) H bonds 
B) ionic bonds 
C) van der Waals forces 
D) disulfide bonds 
E) hydrophobic interactions

Question 8

Which antibodies are the predominant antibodies in secretions of the respiratory, digestive and urogenital tracts?

Accepted Answer

A) IgGs 
B) IgAs 
C) IgMs 
D) IgEs 
E) IgDs 
A) IgGs 
B) IgAs 
C) IgMs 
D) IgEs 
E) IgDs

Question 9

What is responsible for degrading antigens located in the cytosol of antigen-presenting cells into short peptides?

Accepted Answer

A) uncomplexed proteases floating free in the cytoplasm 
B) proteases that are part of proteasomes 
C) proteases embedded in the nuclear membrane 
D) the acidic environment of the lysosome lumen 
E) hydrolytic enzymes of the lysosomal lumen 
A) uncomplexed proteases floating free in the cytoplasm 
B) proteases that are part of proteasomes 
C) proteases embedded in the nuclear membrane 
D) the acidic environment of the lysosome lumen 
E) hydrolytic enzymes of the lysosomal lumen

Which immune system component is found in plants but NOT vertebrates?

Which cells of the immune system produce IL-4, which mobilizes mast cells, basophils and eosinophils to protect against extracellular pathogens, especially parasitic worms?

What kind of interactions hold the antigen and antibody together at the antigen-combining site of the antibody?

What is a leukocyte?

The DNA sequences involved in the formation of human Kappa (κ)light chains are located on chromosome ____.

What immune system organ is located in the chest, is responsible for the differentiation of T cells, and reaches its peak size during childhood?

Which bonds are largely responsible for holding the heavy and light chains of an immunoglobulin together?

Which antibodies are the predominant antibodies in secretions of the respiratory, digestive and urogenital tracts?

What is responsible for degrading antigens located in the cytosol of antigen-presenting cells into short peptides?

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Exam 17: The Immune Response

Which immune system component is found in plants but NOT vertebrates?

Which cells of the immune system produce IL-4, which mobilizes mast cells, basophils and eosinophils to protect against extracellular pathogens, especially parasitic worms?

What kind of interactions hold the antigen and antibody together at the antigen-combining site of the antibody?

What is a leukocyte?

The DNA sequences involved in the formation of human Kappa (κ)light chains are located on chromosome ____.

What immune system organ is located in the chest, is responsible for the differentiation of T cells, and reaches its peak size during childhood?

Which bonds are largely responsible for holding the heavy and light chains of an immunoglobulin together?

Which antibodies are the predominant antibodies in secretions of the respiratory, digestive and urogenital tracts?

What is responsible for degrading antigens located in the cytosol of antigen-presenting cells into short peptides?

Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology

The Chemical Basis of Life

Bioenergetics, Enzymes and Metabolism

The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane

Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion

Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast

Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment

Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking

The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility

The Nature of the Gene and the Genome

Gene Expression: From Transcription to Translation

Control of Gene Expression

Dna Replication and Repair

Cellular Reproduction

Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication Between Cells

Cancer

Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology

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