Phagocytotic cells such as macrophages identify a variety of enemies by recognizing markers unique to pathogens. They would be classified as which type of defense system?

What will be an ideal response?


innate internal defenses

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A layer of host cell membrane attached to a virus is called:

a. An envelope b. A protein coat c. A capsomere d. A capsid e. A plasmid

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The duplicated chromosome is composed of two sister chromatids held together at a

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The process of cleavage initially produces a

a. zygote. b. morula. c. gastrula. d. puff. e. third germ layer.

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How did scientists obtain a gene that can make papaya plants resistant to a new papaya root fungus?

a. They synthesized a new gene by assembling a unique combination of amino acids. b. They found a root-fungus-resistant gene in grapes. c. They created the plant-root-resistant gene by combining genes from a tree and a type of algae. d. They removed a gene from the DNA of the root fungus.

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