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A-LevelBiologyImmunity9700/12 · May/June 2014 · Q371 Mark

An antiserum to a snake toxin can be obtained by injecting the toxin into a horse. The antiserum is made from blood plasma taken from the horse a few weeks later. The antiserum is injected into a person who has been bitten by the same species of snake. Which type of immunity occurs as a result of using this antiserum?

Aartificial active
Bartificial passive
Cnatural active
Dnatural passive

✓ Correct answer

B: artificial passive

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Immunity, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 37.

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