Multiple Choice
The difference between pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis is that ________.
6. The Membrane
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
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A nursing infant is able to obtain disease-fighting antibodies, which are large protein molecules, from its mother's milk. These molecules probably enter the cells lining the baby's digestive tract via which process?
A
Osmosis
B
Passive transport
C
Exocytosis
D
Active transport
E
Endocytosis
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Understand that antibodies are large protein molecules that need to be transported into cells.
Recognize that osmosis involves the movement of water, not large molecules like proteins.
Consider passive transport, which involves the movement of molecules down their concentration gradient without energy, but it typically applies to smaller molecules.
Exocytosis is the process of moving materials out of a cell, not into it, so it doesn't apply here.
Endocytosis is the process by which cells engulf large molecules or particles, allowing them to enter the cell, which is suitable for large protein molecules like antibodies.
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