A-Level Biology Edexcel B 9BI0

6.7: Response to infection

#6.7i

Know the mode of action of macrophages, neutrophils and lymphocytes.

#6.7ii

Understand the development of the humoral immune response, including the role of:

  • antigen presenting T cells
  • T helper cells and cytokines
  • B cells
  • clonal selection
  • plasma cells
  • antibodies.
#6.7iii

Understand the development of the cell-mediated immune response including the role of:

  • antigen presenting cells
  • T helper cells and cytokines
  • T killer cells.
#6.7iv

Understand the role of T and B memory cells in the secondary immune response.

#6.7v

Understand how immunity can be natural or artificial, and active or passive.

#6.7vi

Understand how vaccination can be used in the control of disease and the development of herd immunity.

#6.7vii

Understand the potential issues in populations where a proportion choose not to vaccinate.

6.6
Problems of controlling endemic diseases
7.1
Using gene sequencing