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  1. Phagocytosis | Definition, Process, & Examples

    • phagocytosis, process by which certain living cells called phagocytes ingest or engulf other cells or particles. The phagocyte may be a free-living one-celled organism, such as an amoeba, or one of the bod… See more

    Early observations

    The presence of foreign particles within cells was first described in the 1860s by pathologist Kranid Slavjansky. In the 1880s Russian-born zoologist and microbiologist Élie Metch… See more

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    Types of phagocytes

    The particles commonly phagocytosed by white blood cells include bacteria, dead tissue … See more

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    Particle adherence

    Before phagocytosis is accomplished, the phagocyte and the particle must adhere to each other, the possibility of which depends largely on the chemical nature of the surface of t… See more

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    Particle engulfment and digestion

    The speed with which a phagocytic cell ingests a particle varies somewhat with the size of the particle. Small particles, such as bacteria or minute grains of charcoal, are ingested al… See more

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  1. Some single-celled protists, such as amoebae, use phagocytosis to ingest food particles; it is literally how they eat food. Since their entire body consists of one cell, they can ingest food particles through engulfing them, and then digest these particles by connecting with a lysosome.
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    Cells can incorporate nutrients by phagocytosis. This amoeba, a single-celled organism, acquires energy by engulfing nutrients in the form of a yeast cell (red). Through a process called phagocytosis, the amoeba encloses the yeast cell with its membrane and draws it inside.
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    Amoebas obtain food by capturing their prey with their pseudopodia. The food is internalized through a type of endocytosis known as phagocytosis. In this process, the pseudopodia surround and engulf a bacterium or other food source.
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    He explained that amoebas have receptors on their cell surface that bind to bacteria, which are then taken into amoebas by phagocytosis, usually at the rear of the cell. In the case of giant amoebas, such as Amoeba proteus, the process of phagocytosis is slightly different, according to Maciver.
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  3. Phagocytosis - Definition, Function, Steps & Examples

    Oct 4, 2019 · Some single-celled protists, such as amoebae, use phagocytosis to ingest food particles; it is literally how they eat food. Since their entire body consists of one cell, they can ingest food particles through engulfing them, and …

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  6. Amoeba Anatomy, Digestion, and Reproduction

    Sep 24, 2018 · The food is internalized through a type of endocytosis known as phagocytosis. In this process, the pseudopodia surround and engulf a bacterium or other food source. A food vacuole forms around the food particle as it is …

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  9. Phagocytosis - Definition and Examples - Biology Online

    Aug 18, 2023 · Phagocytosis is a basic physiological cellular phenomenon wherein the cell eats or engulfs particles, microorganisms, or foreign substances having a diameter of more than 0.5 µm. Phagocytosis is the mechanism used …

  10. Nutrition In Amoeba - Process Of Holozoic Mode Of …

    Nutrition in an Amoeba occurs through a process called phagocytosis where the entire organism pretty much engulfs the food it plans on eating up. The mode of nutrition in amoeba is known as holozoic nutrition. It involves the ingestion, …

  11. A C2 domain protein kinase initiates phagocytosis in …

    Mar 8, 2011 · In the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, it has an essential role in survival and pathogenesis. In this study, we show that EhC2PK, a C2-domain-containing protein kinase, and the Ca 2+ and...