Type of transport that enables a cell to acquire bulk quantities of specific substances.Group of answer choicesexocytosisendocytosisphagocytosisautophagyplasmolysisreceptor-mediated endocytosispinocytosisfacilitated diffusionNext
Question
Type of transport that enables a cell to acquire bulk quantities of specific substances.Group of answer choicesexocytosisendocytosisphagocytosisautophagyplasmolysisreceptor-mediated endocytosispinocytosisfacilitated diffusionNext
Solution
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:
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Receptor-mediated endocytosis is a process by which cells absorb metabolites, hormones, proteins – and in some cases, viruses – by the inward budding of the plasma membrane (invagination).
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These substances bind to specific receptors on the surface of the cell.
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Once the substances have bound to these receptors, the plasma membrane invaginates, forming a vesicle containing the substances.
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The vesicle then breaks off from the plasma membrane and moves into the cell, where the substances can be released and used by the cell.
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This process
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