Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-316-4

Chapter 16 - Innate Host Defenses - Self Quiz - Page 497: 23

Answer

a) By chemotaxis, the invading microorganisms are located and phagocyte cell membrane adheres to surface of microbe; b) Phagocyte surrounds and ingests a microbe (Ingestion); c) Lysosomes surround a vacuole and release enzymes into it (Digestion); d) Residual body is produced due to indigestible materials that remained in the phagolysosome; e) Residual body is transported to plasma membrane by the phagocyte where waste is secreted.

Work Step by Step

a) By chemotaxis, the invading microorganisms are located and phagocyte cell membrane adheres to surface of microbe; b) Phagocyte surrounds and ingests a microbe (Ingestion); c) Lysosomes surround a vacuole and release enzymes into it (Digestion); d) Residual body is produced due to indigestible materials that remained in the phagolysosome; e) Residual body is transported to plasma membrane by the phagocyte where waste is secreted.
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