Unveiling the Evolution of Immune Defenses

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According to Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War', what is necessary to kill the enemy?

  • Our men must be strategic in their approach
  • Our men must be roused to anger (correct)
  • Our men must be equipped with advanced weapons
  • Our men must be trained in combat

What is the purpose of the 'hard-wired' receptors encoded within organisms' genomes?

  • To synthesize specialized molecules
  • To recognize and bind molecules characteristic of other groups (correct)
  • To ask whether a cell is 'friend or foe'
  • To differentiate between self and nonself cells

What is the purpose of our initial immune defenses?

  • To protect against specific groups of organisms
  • To eliminate all types of cells
  • To identify self or nonself cells (correct)
  • To recognize and bind molecules characteristic of bacteria

What enabled organisms to distinguish between different groups of organisms?

<p>Group-specific markers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of organisms developing mechanisms to ask whether a cell is 'self or nonself' and 'friend or foe'?

<p>The development of specialized molecules with restricted distribution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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