Respiratory System and Immune Defenses Review Quiz

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What is the primary function of nasal cilia in the respiratory system?

  • Producing antibodies
  • Filtering and trapping airborne particles (correct)
  • Regulating immune response
  • Aiding in gas exchange

In the context of immune defense, what is the role of antibodies?

  • Recognizing and binding to specific antigens (correct)
  • Directly killing bacteria
  • Enhancing cell-mediated immunity
  • Inhibiting virus replication

What is a key function of antibiotics in combating bacterial infections?

  • Promoting virus growth
  • Providing nutrients to bacteria
  • Stimulating immune response
  • Inhibiting bacterial growth or killing bacteria (correct)

How do some salamanders perform respiration if they do not have lungs?

<p>By cutaneous and buccal respiration (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what part of plants does the majority of gas exchange take place?

<p>Leaves (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of lenticels in plants?

<p>Facilitate gas exchange with the atmosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the mucociliary clearance mechanism protect the respiratory system?

<p>Filtering out harmful particles from the air (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what process do plants exchange respiratory gases with the atmosphere?

<p>Diffusion through stomata and lenticels (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between innate defense mechanisms and adaptive immunity?

<p>Specificity and memory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the development of lungs in tadpoles affect their breathing process?

<p>Enables breathing on land (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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