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What do antibodies do?

A. Engulf and destroy pathogens
B. Produce antigens
C. Produce immature cells that become B cells
D. Attach to cells with the corresponding antigen

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D

Antibodies are produced for a specific type of antigen and can only lock onto that one.

Reasoning for each answer:

A) White Blood Cells engulf and destroy pathogens.

B) An antigen is a toxic or foreign substance that causes the immune system to respond.

C) Producing immature cells wouldn't work as they aren't fulling developed.

D) Antibodies are produced for a specific type of antigen and can only lock onto that one.

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D. Attach to cells with the corresponding antigen
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