Intake of liquid material by cell membrane is called___________?
Correct answer: D. Pinocytosis
- A. Endocytosis
- B. Exocytosis
- C. Phagocytosis
- D. Pinocytosis
Explanation
Pinocytosis is a type of endocytosis in which the cell membrane takes in extracellular fluid and dissolved substances in small vesicles. Students may choose phagocytosis because it is also endocytosis, but phagocytosis engulfs large solid particles rather than liquid material.
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