Phagocytosis was first seen by

Huxley

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Strasburger

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Haeckel

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Metchnikoff

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Solution

The correct option is D Metchnikoff
Phagocytosis is a process by which a cell engulfs a solid particle by forming an internal compartment known as a phagosome.
The cells which show phagocytosis are known as phagocytes or macrophages.
It was first observed by a Russian zoologist Élie Metchnikoff in the year 1882.
So, the correct answer is 'Metchnikoff'.

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