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When the oil, urushiol, from the poison ivy plant is absorbed through the skin, it oxidizes and forms a substance called quinone. Quinone reacts with skin proteins creating a complex that now triggers an immune response. Quinone is an example of a(n) __________.

a)antigen-presenting cell
b)hapten
c)leukotriene
d)interleukin
e)artificial passive response

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the answer is b) hapten
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