Question

Endocytosis can imply phagocytosis when particulate matter is taken into the cell, but when droplets of fluid are taken in, the process is known as __________.

a) Pinocytosis
b) Exocytosis
c) Autophagy
d) Receptor-mediated endocytosis
e) Facilitated diffusion

Answer 1

Pinocytosis is the process of a cell taking in small particles dissolved in fluid from the extracellular fluid.

Step-by-step explanation:

When droplets of fluid are taken into a cell, the process is known as pinocytosis. Pinocytosis is a form of endocytosis, which is the process of a cell ingesting material by enveloping it in a portion of its cell membrane and forming a vesicle. In pinocytosis, the cell takes in small particles dissolved in fluid from the extracellular fluid.