Match each term with its corresponding definition.
-Mechanisms that resist a variety of threatening agents or conditions
A)Phagocytosis
B)Macrophage
C)Nonspecific immunity
D)Interferon

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Nonspecific immunity refers to mechanisms that resist a variety of threatening agents or conditions, regardless of their specific identity.

Answer: A 
 Phagocytosis is a mechanism by which cells, such as macrophages, engulf and digest foreign particles, such as bacteria.

Answer: B 
 Macrophages are a type of cell that are part of the immune system and play a role in phagocytosis as well as the presentation of antigens to other immune cells.

Answer: D 
 Interferons are proteins that are produced by cells in response to viral infection and function to interfere with viral replication and spreading to other cells.

Match Each Term with Its Corresponding Definition