A White Blood Cell (WBC)encounters Bacteria in a Scrape on the Knee

question 52

Multiple Choice

A white blood cell (WBC) encounters bacteria in a scrape on the knee of a child who has fallen off of his bicycle.The WBC's job is to take the bacteria inside of itself and destroy the bacteria.If the bacteria cannot be moved across the WBC membrane,how will the WBC most likely take it in?

• A) exocytosis
• B) pinocytosis
• C) facilitated diffusion
• D) phagocytosis

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Definitions:

Ebb and Flow

A metaphorical description of the continual fluctuation or cyclic patterns of change, resembling the movement of tides.

Differentiation

The process by which a society or social system becomes more complex by creating specialized roles and institutions.

Functionalism

A theoretical approach in social sciences that emphasizes the social stability and equilibrium maintained through the interdependence of societal institutions.

Parsons

Refers to Talcott Parsons, an influential American sociologist known for his work on the social action theory and the development of functionalism.