After loading wood into a fireplace, you realize you have gotten a splinter in your finger. Within a short period of time, your finger is painful, red, and swollen, and is warm to the touch. This is an example of ________.
A. acquired immunity
B. specific resistance
C. adaptive immunity
D. nonspecific resistance
Answer: D
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Protozoa with complex cell structures and two kinds of nuclei are
A. Apicomplexa. B. Flagellates. C. Ciliates. D. Radiolarians.