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The movement of specific molecules into a cell by the infolding of vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being taken in.Group of answer choicesautophagyplasmolysisexocytosisendocytosispinocytosisphagocytosisreceptor-mediated endocytosisfacilitated diffusionNext

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The movement of specific molecules into a cell by the infolding of vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being taken in.Group of answer choicesautophagyplasmolysisexocytosisendocytosispinocytosisphagocytosisreceptor-mediated endocytosisfacilitated diffusionNext

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The process described is receptor-mediated endocytosis. Here's a step-by-step explanation:

  1. The specific molecules outside the cell bind to the receptors on the cell's surface. These receptors are embedded in the cell membrane and have a specific shape that matches the molecule.

  2. Once the molecule binds to the receptor, it triggers the cell membrane to invaginate or fold inward, forming a pocket around the molecule.

  3. This pocket deepens and eventually pinches off to form a vesicle inside the cell. This vesicle contains the molecule and the receptor.

  4. The vesicle is

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