Phagocytosis of an Infective Bacterium by a White Blood Cell

Question

Phagocytosis of an infective bacterium by a white blood cell is a subset type of
A) exocytosis.
B) facilitated diffusion.
C) simple diffusion.
D) endocytosis.

Accepted Answer

Phagocytosis is a form of endocytosis where a cell engulfs and internalizes a particle, such as bacteria. Therefore, the best choice is D, endocytosis.