Biology
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Question
The unicellular organisms ingest large molecules into their cytoplasm from the external environment without previously digesting them. This process is called ___________?
A
Diffusion
B
Osmosis
C
Phagocytosis
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D
Plasmolysis
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A
Diffusion
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B
Osmosis
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C
Phagocytosis
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D
Plasmolysis
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Explanation
Phagocytosis is the process by which unicellular organisms, such as amoebae, engulf large solid particles or molecules directly from their environment into the cytoplasm without prior digestion.