Engulfing of solid particle is termed as:
Correct answer: C. Phagocytosis
- A. Engulfing
- B. Pinocytosis
- C. Phagocytosis
- D. None of the given options
Explanation
Phagocytes are cells that have the ability to ingest, and sometimes digest, foreign particles, such as bacteria, carbon, dust, or dye. They engulf foreign bodies by extending their cytoplasm into pseudopods (cytoplasmic extensions like feet), surrounding the foreign particle and forming a vacuole. Pinocytosis is a process by which liquid droplets are ingested by living cells. Phagocytosis is hence called cell eating and pinocytosis is called cell drinking.
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