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Objective: The students will identify a new role of immune cells in responding to virally infected cells and how this activity could lead to new methods for vaccine testing in the future.

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1Which cell type specifically targets virally infected cells?
A)B cells
B)T helper cells
C)T killer cells
D)all of the above



2T killer cells appear to destroy their virally infected targets by:
A)secreting cytokines
B)secreting antibodies
C)ingesting the membranes of infected cells
D)a and c
E)all of the above



3The scientists were able to follow the ingested pieces of virally infected cells into the T killer cells by using:
A)temperature differences
B)pH differences
C)green fluorescent protein
D)none of the above



4Based upon their results, the scientists suggest that:
A)the T killer cells may be using the fragments of ingested virally infected cells for nutrients
B)the T killer cells can ingest any cell type that is virally infected
C)the efficiency of T killer cell responses to pathogens or vaccines can be measured by tracking the ingested pieces of virally infected cells
D)a and c
E)all of the above







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