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Question 1

where are antigens found

Answer 1

particles on the outer surface of cells

Question 2

what are antigens

Answer 2

they identify if something inside the body is the cell of the body or has come from outside

Question 3

how are antibodies made and destroy pathogens

Answer 3

pathogens have antigens which are unique to them

a lymphocyte (white blood cell) have have antibodies that fits into other lymphocytes which then become active

The newly active lymphocytes produce more lymphocytes with antibodies which then attack the pathogen

Question 4

what are memory lymphocytes

Answer 4

they remember specific pathogens

Question 5

why is there less antibodies made in the first response compared to the secondary response

Answer 5

during the primary response the white blood cells start to find the antibodies needed to kill off the pathogen

during the secondary response the memory lymphocytes are able to produce antibodies in large masses easily to kill the pathogen