Name a defining characteristic of innate immunity

What will be an ideal response?


Innate immunity consists of general defense mechanisms that do not change over an individual's lifetime.

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A. vector. B. ribosomes. C. enzymes. D. virus.

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The haploid phase of the plant life cycle begins in the sporangia

a. True b. False

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The worldwide total fertility rate changed from

__ children per woman to ___ children per woman.

a. 2.5...6.5 b. 6.5...2.5 c. 1.5...8.5 d. 8.5...1.5 e. 3.5...4.5

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CAP is said to be responsible for positive regulation of the lac operon because _____

A) CAP binds cAMP B) CAP binds to the CAP-binding site C) CAP prevents binding of the repressor to the operator D) CAP bound to the CAP-binding site increases the frequency of transcription initiation

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