Pathogenicity, in viruses, often starts by binding the virus with receptors on the surface of the host cell with high specificity. Once bound, the cell engulfs the viral particles in a vesicle and imports them into the cell. What type of transport is this?
a. secondary active transport
b. facilitated diffusion
c. receptor-mediated endocytosis
d. pinocytosis
c. receptor-mediated endocytosis
You might also like to view...
It is likely that over half of human proteins have their synthesis regulated by miRNAs
A. true B. false
Which type of cell would have the hardest time exporting waste?
A. irregular and long B. long and wide C. smooth and cuboidal D. large and round
Which two food chains are characteristic of nearly all food webs?
a. Grazing, carnivorous b. Producing, carnivorous c. Grazing, detrital d. Detrital, producing e. Producing, decomposing
Which of the following would be considered an environmental mutagen?
A) free radicals B) spontaneous events C) ultraviolet light D) the collision of water molecules with DNA E) DNA replication errors