Both the innate and adaptive defenses of the immune system work to prevent

a. disease.
b. penetration by invading pathogens.
c. colonization by pathogens.
d. the penetration and colonization by pathogens, and the diseases they cause.


Answer: d. the penetration and colonization by pathogens, and the diseases they cause.

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