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Chemotaxis refers to the movement of phagocytes to the site of an infection lured by chemical attractants?
True
What is the attraction of leukocytes?
Chemotaxis
What type of taxis is a bacterial cell exhibiting when it moves toward glucose in the environment?
Chemotaxis - this is the general term for bacterial motility when sensing a compound in the environment. If moving toward it is called positive chemotaxis, if away from it is negative chemotaxis.
Is the final step of phagocyte mobilization?
Chemotaxis
What is the final step of phagocyte mobilization?
chemotaxis
What is the significance of chemotaxis to fern reproduction?
Chemotaxis help guide the male sperm of the fern to the female organs of the plant. Malic acid is the key chemotaxi in ferns.
What is plant exudation?
Root exudates are a range of chemicals mainly Carbon-containing (such as suagrs) released by roots. Thier role is largely unknown. Roots exudates are thought to serve roles as chemical attractants and repellants in the rhizosphere (area of soil that surrounds the root). Alternatively, above ground exudates are released in response to mechanical damage or wounding.
Cellular migration directed by a chemical gradient?
chemotaxis
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in phagocytosis?
chemotaxis, adherence, ingestion, digestion, killing
Chemotaxis refers to the ability to?
move in response to chemical stimuli.
The attraction of leukocytes to chemicals released from damaged cells is?
Chemotaxis
The movement of leukocytes to the source of certain chemicals is called?
Chemotaxis
