Question

Phagocytosis is carried out by ______.

Answer 1

Phagocytosis:

1. It is an important process of nutrition in unicellular organisms.
2. Phagocytosis is carried out by specialized cells called professional phagocytes.
3. In this process, cells use their cell membrane to engulf food or foreign substance.
4. In this cell, first recognition and then ingestion occurs.
5. Food is placed in cell membrane-derived vesicles known as a phagosome.
6. In phagosomes, food is digested and absorbed.
7. For example, Neutrophils engulf the invaders through a process called phagocytosis.

Final answer: Phagocytosis is carried out by specialized cells called phagocytes.