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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 40

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q40

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Amoeba acquires its food through the process of ______.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. endocytosis.

  • Endocytosis is the import of extracellular macromolecules by processes that include pinocytosis, phagocytosis, RME, and caveolar internalization. 
  •  Endocytosis is the process by which cells take in substances from outside of the cell by engulfing them in a vesicle.
  • These can include things like nutrients to support the cell or pathogens that immune cells engulf and destroy.