Question

Define Phagocytosis/ Pinocytosis/ Exocytosis ?

Answer 1

Phagocytosis - Also known as cell eating, a form of holozoic nutrition where the organism engulfs food particles through the cell surface

Example: Amoeba

Pinocytosis: (cell drinking) intake of water or fluid through the cell surface is pinocytosis

Example: Amoeba

Exocytosis: The release of chemical substances by a cell to its exterior. This release is mediated by a vesicle that contains the chemical substance and releases it to its exterior by fusing with the cell membrane.