Cells that ingest and destroy bacteria and other foreign particles are called:

a. phagocytes.
b. lymphocytes.
c. goblet cells.
d. ciliated cells.


A
Phagocytes are cells that ingest and destroy invading bacteria when they enter the human body.

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Pr is located in the ____, and after it absorbs red light, the resulting Pfr moves to the ____

a. endoplasmic reticulum; plasma membrane b. cytoplasm; nucleus

c. plasma membrane; cytoplasm d. cytoplasm; plasma membrane e. nucleus; cytoplasm

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Which of these equations describes aerobic cellular respiration?

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What will be an ideal response?

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