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The phagocytes are the workers on the cleaning crew; they go around eating garbage, unwanted debris and the bad guys in town (phagocytosis). Each phagocyte also has a radio (chemical messenger) that they can use to call for more backup if they need it, like more phagocytes, killer-T cells, etc.
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What are white blood cells called that engulf and destroy bacteria?
exocytosis, phagocytosis,pinocytosis, osmosis,
Which is a method of avoiding phagocytosis?
Inducing phagocytosis.
What is the movement of particles into the cell?
The movement of large particles of solid food or whole cells into the cell is called phagocytosis. Phagocytosis occurs in three separate steps.
Phagocytosis is a form of exocytosis?
No, phagocytosis is a form of endocytosis.
An amoeba engulfs food by?
Surrounding the food with pseudopod.
What are white blood cells called that engulf and destroy bacteria?
exocytosis, phagocytosis,pinocytosis, osmosis,
A defense cell engulfing a bacterium illustrates?
Phagocytosis
An organism with a cell wall would have the most difficulty doing which process?
Phagocytosis.
Where does phagocytosis happen?
Phagocytosis takes place in the blood.
Which is a method of avoiding phagocytosis?
Inducing phagocytosis.
What is the movement of particles into the cell?
The movement of large particles of solid food or whole cells into the cell is called phagocytosis. Phagocytosis occurs in three separate steps.
Phagocytosis is a form of exocytosis?
No, phagocytosis is a form of endocytosis.
An amoeba engulfs food by?
Surrounding the food with pseudopod.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of phagocytosis?
The main benefit of phagocytosis is that it is a natural defense against bacterial infection. Drawbacks are that you can get coiling phagocytosis and it could destroy good bacteria.
What is another name for cell eating?
The word that means the same thing as cell eating is phagocytosis. The outcome is the ingestion of particulate matter, such as bacteria, from the extracellular fluid.
What is the name of the process where a white blood cell engulfs a pathogen?
The process by which white blood cells engulf bacteria is termed phagocytosis. In some organisms, phagocytosis is how food is absorbed.
What process is responsible for bringing in large particles into the cell?
This is taught in biology. Phagocytosis takes in large particles.
