The Process of a Vesicle Fusing with the Plasma Membrane

question 60

Multiple Choice

The process of a vesicle fusing with the plasma membrane and depositing its contents into the extracellular space is referred to as:

• A)active transport.
• B)endocytosis.
• C)budding.
• D)exocytosis.
• E)bridging.

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Definitions:

Cation

A positively charged ion that results from the loss of one or more electrons.

Resonance Form

Alternative structures of a molecule that depict its electrons in different positions, illustrating delocalization within the molecule.

Line-Angle Formula

A shorthand representation of organic molecules where lines represent bonds and vertices represent carbon atoms, simplifying structural depiction.

Resonance Structure

Different Lewis structures representing the same molecule that differ only in the positions of the electrons, not the positions of the atoms.