Ingestion of bacteria by certain type of cells is termed as ________ ?
Correct answer: D. Phagocytosis
- A. Acclimatization
- B. Agglutination
- C. Paralysis
- D. Phagocytosis
Explanation
Phagocytosis is the process in which cells such as neutrophils and macrophages engulf and digest bacteria or other particles. Students may choose b because agglutination also involves microbes, but agglutination is their clumping by antibodies or other binding molecules, not their ingestion.
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