The Food Particles Shown in This Figure Are Being Ingested

question 2

Multiple Choice

The food particles shown in this figure are being ingested by

• A) exocytosis and digested with enzymes produced at the ribosomes.
• B) endocytosis and digested with enzymes produced at the ribosomes.
• C) exocytosis and digested with enzymes produced at the lysosomes.
• D) endocytosis and digested with enzymes produced at the lysosomes.

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Definitions:

Prenatal Influences

Factors occurring before birth that can affect the development, health, and behavior of the individual, including genetic and environmental influences.

Identical Twins

Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, leading to two genetically identical organisms.

Heredity

Heredity refers to the transmission of traits and characteristics from parents to their offspring through the process of genetic inheritance.

Longitudinal Study

A research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people) over short or long periods of time.