Which of the following components of the immune system destroys cancerous cells by punching holes in plasma membranes and triggering apoptosis?
A) toll-like proteins
B) macrophages
C) plasma cells
D) cytotoxic T cells

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Cytotoxic T cells are specialized immune cells that recognize and destroy cancerous cells by punching holes in their plasma membranes and triggering apoptosis, a programmed cell death process. Toll-like proteins are receptors that recognize and respond to foreign invaders, not specifically cancerous cells. Macrophages are immune cells that engulf and digest pathogens and cellular debris, but they do not specifically target cancerous cells. Plasma cells are specialized B cells that produce antibodies to target specific antigens, but they do not directly destroy cancerous cells.

Which of the Following Components of the Immune System Destroys