Zoology-Immunity

NEET Zoology Immunity Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 12

Assertion (A): Acquired immunity provides a stronger response upon subsequent exposure to the same pathogen. | Reason (R): Acquired immunity lacks memory cells that store information about past infections.

A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false.

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

The assertion is true because acquired immunity indeed provides a stronger secondary response due to memory cells. The reason is false because acquired immunity is characterized by the presence of memory cells that remember past infections.

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