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Type of transport that enables a cell to acquire bulk quantities of specific substances.Group of answer choicesplasmolysisfacilitated diffusionreceptor-mediated endocytosisendocytosisautophagyphagocytosispinocytosisexocytosisNext

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Type of transport that enables a cell to acquire bulk quantities of specific substances.Group of answer choicesplasmolysisfacilitated diffusionreceptor-mediated endocytosisendocytosisautophagyphagocytosispinocytosisexocytosisNext

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The type of transport that enables a cell to acquire bulk quantities of specific substances is receptor-mediated endocytosis.

Here's a step-by-step explanation:

  1. Receptor-mediated endocytosis is a mode of active transport in which specific molecules are ingested into the cell.

  2. The specific molecules, or ligands, first bind to specific receptors on the cell surface.

  3. Once the ligand is bound, the cell membrane invaginates inward at the point of binding and forms a vesicle containing the ligand.

  4. This vesicle then detaches from the cell membrane and moves into the cell, where the ligand can be released for use within the cell.

  5. This process allows the cell to acquire large amounts of a specific substance, even if that substance is not

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