In comparing innate immunity to adaptive
immunity, which of the following statements is
(are) correct?
a. Innate immunity has a response time of
about a week; adaptive immunity has an
immediate response time.
b. Innate immunity uses billions of different
antigen receptors to detect antigens;
adaptive immunity has a fixed set of
receptors.
c. Innate immunity does not target specific
antigens; adaptive immunity does target
specific antigens.
d. Innate immunity has a long persistence;
adaptive immunity does not persist.
e. Both a and b are correct
C
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