Question
Engulfing ofsolid materials by cells is called
pinocytosis
phagocytosis
active transport
autolysis
Solution
B.
phagocytosis
The process of engulfing of solid material by infolding of plasma membrane is called phagocytosis.
The process of engulfing of liquid material by infoldings of plasma membrane is called pinocytosis.
Active transport is the movement of moecules across a cell membrane in the direction against their concentration gradient, i.e. moving from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.
Autolysis or self- digestion refers to the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes.
