One of the advantages of adaptive immunity over innate immunity is
A) the response is far faster.
B) a huge variety of cells are produced in response to an infection.
C) the ability to recognize antigens common to many microbes.
D) the response targets classes of pathogen instead of specific pathogens.
E) the response is targeted against a single pathogen.

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Adaptive immunity is highly specific, targeting a single pathogen with precision, unlike innate immunity which is more general.

One of the Advantages of Adaptive Immunity Over Innate Immunity