What are monoclonal antibodies?
Identical copies of antibodies that can bind to many types of antigen
Identical copies of antibodies that can only bind to one antigen
Identical copies of antigens that can bind to many types of antibody
What is a hybridoma cell?
The cell produced when spleen cells fuse with myeloma cells
The cell produced when spleen cells fuse with an antigen
The cell produced when antigens fuse with myeloma cells
Which of these is an advantage of using monoclonal antibodies to target drugs to cancer cells?
Fewer side effects from the treatment
More side effects from the treatment
Less specific drug delivery to the cancer cells
Which of these is not a use of monoclonal antibodies?
Pregnancy testing
Treating cancer
Preventing spread of HIV
What type of cells need to be created to obtain monoclonal antibodies?
Myeloma cells
Lymphoma cells
Hybridoma cells
Which of these is not a step in obtaining a monoclonal antibody?
Extracting antigens from the mouse
Extracting spleen cells from the mouse
Extracting antibodies from hybridoma cells
Which of these is the reason why monoclonal antibodies are not always used to treat cancer?
The monoclonal antibodies are expensive
Monoclonal antibodies hardly ever work
The method for making monoclonal antibodies is unclear
Which type of cell produces antibodies?
Phagocyte
Platelet
Lymphocyte
Why does the antigen that is injected into the mouse cause the mouse to make antibodies?
It is foreign to the mouse's body and so it does not cause an immune response
It is not foreign to the mouse's body and so it causes an immune response
It is foreign to the mouse's body and so it causes an immune response
Monoclonal antibodies are…
Specific towards a vaccine
Specific towards an antigen
Specific towards an antibody