Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Human Health and Disease

Question:

 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :-
In a study to test a new vaccine against the viral disease, mouse model testing is done. In this process, mice are vaccinated and their blood samples were tested. Mice developed mild disease symptoms. After a few days, those mice were again infected with the virus. This time they do not show any disease symptoms. Their blood samples were tested. Two graphs show antibody concentration for the first and second infection in mice blood.

The graph of second exposure shows what kind of response?

Options:

Anamnestic response

Primary response

Tertiary response

Both 1 and 3

Correct Answer:

Anamnestic response

Explanation:

Subsequent encounter with the same pathogen elicits a highly intensified response called secondary or anamnestic response