Antibodies And T-killers

Question 1

How do antibodies destroy pathogens (4 ways)?

Answer 1

• lysis
• agglutination
  -neutralisation
• opsonisation

Question 2

Agglutination

Answer 2

Antibodies bind and clump to the pathogens. Macrophages can then engulf many in one go.

Question 3

Neutralisation

Answer 3

Antibodies bind to pathogen and stop pathogens from entering a new host cell.

Question 4

Opsonisation

Answer 4

Antibodies bound to pathogens allow phagocytes to do phagocytosis quicker.