Question

Which of the following are true for phagocytosis?

• A. Raised body temperature
• B. Increased heart rate and blood pressure
• C. Sleeplessness
• D. all of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The correct options are
B

Increased heart rate and blood pressure

C

Sleeplessness

Phagocytosis is a type of endocytosis. Endocytosis is a process through which a cell absorbs a particle, molecule, bacterium, or other types of matter by engulfing it. Often a phagocyte like the macrophages or a protist, engulfs a solid particle to form an internal compartment known as a phagosome. In an organism's immune system, phagocytosis is a major mechanism used to remove pathogens and cell debris. For example, a macrophage ingests a pathogenic microorganisms by phagocytosis and destroys it.