Question
SLPaper 1A
A person was infected with a pathogen and then later in life they were re-infected with the same pathogen. The graph shows the concentration of antibodies found in the blood that were produced in response to these two infections.
Time / days
What is the reason for the faster rise in antibody concentration after the second infection?
A
The patient had previously been vaccinated with the antibody.
B
Antibodies had been stored after the first exposure.
C
Lymphocytes rapidly reproduced to form plasma cells.
D
The second exposure was more infectious.