The nurse explains that pinocytosis is a process by which cells:
a. divide.
b. take in extracellular fluid.
c. use a chemical pump.
d. convert mitochondria.
ANS: B
Pinocytosis is a process by which the cell wall makes an indentation allowing extracellular fluid to fill in, then encloses it into the cell.
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