Taking in liquid material into the cells is known as_________?
Correct answer: B. Pinocytosis
- A. Phagocytosis
- B. Pinocytosis
- C. Exocytosis
- D. Both a and b
Explanation
Pinocytosis is the form of endocytosis in which a cell membrane surrounds and takes in extracellular fluid and dissolved substances. Students commonly choose phagocytosis because both are forms of endocytosis, but phagocytosis takes in large solid particles rather than liquid.
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