When a tissue has become sensitized from a maladaptive immune response toward a normally harmless substance, this is termed what?

a. infection
b. immunocompromised
c. hypersensitivity
d. immunodeficiency


c. hypersensitivity

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A. gastrovascular cavity. B. rumen. C. cecum. D. anus. E. appendix.

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Plants have been genetically modified for

which of the following purposes?

a. herbicide resistance b. pest resistance c. nutritional improvement d. disease resistance e. all of these

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Reticular fibers are the most numerous type of fiber that comprise connective tissue

____________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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You inflate a balloon and let it go. It shoots away as air exits forcefully through the balloon's narrow opening. This most closely resembles the mode of movement seen in

A) sea anemones. B) snails. C) squid. D) nematodes.

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