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Biology Vocab
Vocab for Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| B-Cells | an immnune system cell that matures in bones and makes antibodies |
| H1N1 | Swine flu virus |
| T-cells | A lymphocyte which identifies pathogens and distinguishes one kind of pathogen from another |
| Antibody | a substance produced by the body that destorys or inactivates an antigen that has entered the body. |
| Antigen | any substance(as a toxin or enzyme) that simulates the production of antibodies |
| Immunity | Resistance to disease |
| Lymphocyte | type of white blood cell that produces antibodies that help destroy pathogens |
| Macrophage | an immune-system cell that engulfs pathogens |
| Transmission | how a disease can travel from one organism to another. |
| Vaccination | injection of a mild form of a pathogen |
| Vaccine | substance prepared from killed or weakened pathogens and introduction into a body to produce immunity |