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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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What is an analogy for endocytosis?

Endocytosis is like a cell engulfing a molecule or particle in a vesicle, similar to how a person might "swallow" a piece of fruit or food. The cell surrounds and takes in the substance, much like how we take in nutrients through eating.


Why is endocytosis not possible in a plant cell?

What is endocytosis? It is the absorbing of outside materials into the cell by folding inward the cell membrane. Using that fact, endocytosis clearly can't occur in a plant cell because of the cell wall.


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.


What is the difference between endocytosis and phagocytosis?

Phagocytosis is a kind of endocytosis. Endocytosis includes phagocytosis, pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis. These are just different ways to enter large molecules inside the cell.


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

False. They use endocytosis or phagocytosis for large particles.


Is endocytosis a form of passive or active transport?

Endocytosis is a form of active transport.


Are endocytosis and exocytosis passive or active processes?

Endocytosis and exocytosis are active processes.


In which process does a portion of the cell membrane fold inward and surround molecules to bring them into the cell?

This process is called endocytosis. It involves the formation of a vesicle from the cell membrane to engulf molecules and bring them into the cell. Endocytosis can occur through various mechanisms such as phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and receptor-mediated endocytosis.


Does endocytosis occur in prokaryotes?

Yes, endocytosis does not occur in prokaryotes because they lack membrane-bound organelles and do not perform phagocytosis, pinocytosis, or receptor-mediated endocytosis like eukaryotic cells. Instead, prokaryotes rely on other mechanisms such as simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and active transport to take in nutrients and molecules.


When a cell membrane surrounds a particle encloses it into a vesicle and brings the particle into the cell this is called?

The process is called phagocytosis, which means "cell eating".


What is it called when a part of a cell membrane closes around a molecule to allow the molecule to enter the cell?

This is called endocytosis.


Large molecules are surrounded by the cell membrane and enter the cell?

Large molecules can enter cells through processes like endocytosis, where the cell membrane surrounds the molecule and engulfs it in a vesicle. This allows large molecules to be transported into the cell without crossing the lipid bilayer of the membrane.