alleryStart learning →Why is immunity from mother's milk called passive immunity?
AThe baby only borrows antibodies
BMemory cells form in the baby
CThe baby makes its own antibodies
DThe pathogen is killed first
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The baby only borrows antibodies
The infant gets antibodies made by the mother and produces no memory cells itself.
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