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What does endocytosis look like?

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the process of uptake of material into a cell via invagination of a portion of the cell membrane and budding off the membrane components into a vesicle (or endosome) containing the material that was ingested

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Endocytosis looks like one cell engulfing another, which is exactly what it is. This is the way that some cells obtain food.

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The process of celluar digestion.

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What is an endocytosis analogy?

An analogy for endocytosis is like a cell "eating" or engulfing a particle, similar to how a person picks up food with a fork and "eats" it. Just like a person brings food into their body for nutrients, a cell uses endocytosis to take in substances for various cellular processes.


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What is the difference between endocytosis and phagocytosis?

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The process by which a cell takes material into the cell by infolding of the cell membrane?

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What type endocytosis engulfing of fluid in membrane vesicles?

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Do cells use exocytosis to swallow up solid particle like bacteria?

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