The process of uptake of liquid droplets by the cell membrane is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The process of uptake of liquid droplets by the cell membrane is:
A. Phagocytosis
B. Pinocytosis
C. Osmosis
D. Exocytosis
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Pinocytosis ('cell drinking') is a form of endocytosis where the cell membrane invaginates to take in a small droplet of extracellular fluid and dissolved solutes. Phagocytosis is 'cell eating' of large particles, exocytosis is secretion, osmosis is water movement across a semipermeable membrane.

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