Innate immunity is?

Question

A: The body' defenses against any kind of pathogen.

B: The body's ability to ward off diseases.

C: The body's defense against a specific pathogen.

D: The lack of resistance

E: None of these

Answer 1

Innate ( Nonspecific ) Immunity - The term, Innate immunity, refers to the basic resistance to disease that a species possesses - the first line of defense against infection.

The characteristics of the innate immune response include the following:

Responses are Broad-Spectrum (non-specific)

There is no memory or lasting protective immunity

There is a limited repertoire of recognition molecules

The responses are phylogenetically ancient

So, A = answer.