What type of endocytosis allows cells to "drink" (take up tiny droplets of extracellular fluid)?

a) exocytosis b) pinocytosis c) phagocytosis d) by means of clathrin-coated pits e) transcytosis


b) pinocytosis

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a. They have a larger surface-to-volume ratio compared to adults. b. They develop adaptations for living in salt water. c. This is the period when they reach sexual maturity. d. They are migrating to the ocean

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Endospores of certain bacterial species can enter tissues in the human body, germinate, and cause an infectious disease.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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True-breeding individuals are produced by repeated backcrossing

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Adhesion of cells within animal tissues is accomplished by cell-to-cell junctions called

A) desmosomes. B) tight junctions. C) gap junctions. D) plasmodesmata.

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