Which of the following is a way that antibodies fight infection?
a. They reduce the inflammation response to prevent the body from overheating.
b. They engulf and kill pathogens through phagocytosis.
c. They bind to pathogens and interfere with the pathogen’s ability to infect or bind to other cells.
d. They stimulate a passive response to the presence of a pathogen.
c. They bind to pathogens and interfere with the pathogen’s ability to infect or bind to other cells.
Antibodies fight infection in several ways, one of which is binding to pathogens and interfering with the pathogen’s ability to infect or bind to other cells.
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