Normal development of the immune response is due in part to hormones produced by the

The immune response is the body's defense mechanism against the pathogens. The immune response of the body protects it from bacteria, viruses and multiple other disease causing organisms. The normal development of this protective immune response of the body is produced by as a result of the hormones which are produced by the thymus gland. The thymus gland produces the T-lymphocytes, which are important for a healthy immune response. The thymus gland secretes thymosin which is crucial for the development of these cells.

Hence, the answer is 'thymus gland'.

step 1 ammonium can be absorbed by plants, but some is converted into nitrates which are better for plants to absorb. this is called nitrification. 2. step 2 the deer eats the plants and uses the nitrogen-containing proteins for cell growth. 3. step 3 bacteria in the soil conduct nitrogen fixation to convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonium. 4. step 4 some of the nitrates are absorbed back into plants, but denitrification breaks down the nitrates into nitrogen gas released back into the atmosphere. 5. step 5 nitrogen is found in the urine, which gets broken down into ammonium through the process of ammonification. 6. step 6 plants absorb the ammonium and begin assimilation, the process to add the nitrogen to protein.