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Name adaptive immunity mediated by antibodies produced by B cells
Microbiology Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. Name adaptive immunity mediated by antibodies produced by B cells
Ans → humoral immunity
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Microbiology Important Questions (One Liners Set - 8) | Pharmacy - attemp/practice
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Ans → human papillomavirus (HPV)
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Q. Name adaptive immunity mediated by antibodies produced by B cells
Ans → humoral immunity
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Ans → initiation of DNA replication
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Ans → initiation of transcription
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Ans → hyperthermophile
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Ans → insertion
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Ans → hydrophobic
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Ans → integrase inhibitors
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Ans → intercalating agent
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Ans → hydrophilic
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Q. The distortion of a light wave due to interaction with another wave
Ans → interference
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Ans → interferons
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Q. The clones of cell produced by fusing a normal B cell with a myeloma cell that is capable of producing monoclonal antibodies indefinitely
Ans → hybridoma
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Q. Cytokines largely produced by immune system cells that help coordinate efforts against invading pathogens
Ans → interleukins
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Ans → hyaluronidase
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Ans → light chains
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Ans → Q fever
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Q. Name proteases released from a natural killer cell that enter the cytoplasm of a target cell, inducing apoptosis
Ans → granzymes
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Ans → glomerulonephritis
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Q. The power of a microscope (or lens) to produce an image that appears larger than the actual specimen, expressed as a factor of the actual size
Ans → magnification
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Q. Organic substances occurring naturally, which are basic, forming salts with acids. The basic group is usually an amino function.
Ans → alkaloid
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Q. Antibody monomer involved in defense against parasites and allergic reactions
Ans → IgE
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Q. Name a group of common sexually transmitted viruses that may be associated with genital warts or with cervical cancer
Ans → human papillomavirus (HPV)
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Q. Name the graph modeling the number of cells in a culture over time
Ans → growth curve
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Q. The amount of change in measured output per unit change in input.
Ans → Amplification
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Ans → peroxygen
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Ans → passive immunity
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Ans → percent yield
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Ans → kuru
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Ans → leukotrienes
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Ans → Saponification number
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Ans → allylic rearrangement
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Ans → hemolysin
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Q. The difference between plasma and serum is the presence or absence of
Ans → Fibrinogen
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Ans → immunofiltration
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Ans → Bioavailability
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Ans → membrane filtration technique
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Q. Dry solid material consisting of many, usually free flowing, fine particles.
Ans → powder
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Ans → hemagglutination
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Ans → negative stain
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Ans → membrane attack complex (MAC)
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Ans → quaternary structure
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