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Category - Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice

What is it called when a solid enters a cell?
  1. Metaphase
  2. Anaphase
  3. Mitosis
  4. Phagocytosis
Explanation
Answer: D - When a solid enters a cell, it is called phagocytosis. The cell wall surrounds the particle, pinches off from the rest of the membrane, and floats inward. Pinocytosis is the surrounding of liquid by the cell wall.
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