Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Antibodies and vaccination

Antibodies and vaccination — practice question

Fig. 4.1 shows an incomplete flow chart of several events in the primary immune response that take place after a person receives a vaccine.
(a)[3]

Choose the correct term from the list below to finish Fig. 4.1. lymphocytes antigens mitosis vaccine T$_h$-lymphocytes plasma cells macrophages

(b)[3]

Explain why the person is unlikely to fall ill if the same pathogen infects them again several months later.

(c)[2]

Some parents choose not to let their children take part in a vaccination schedule. Suggest how a country-wide vaccination schedule can give protection against infection to unvaccinated children.

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This 8-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: The correct order is vaccine then macrophages then lymphocytes, followed by plasma cells and $T_h$-lymphocytes.

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