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What is the process used by a cell to export bulky materials such as proteins or polysaccharides?
Exocytosis
What does the term 'exocytosis' mean in Greek?
Outside cell
Which organelle buds a transport vesicle for exocytosis?
Golgi apparatus
What is the process through which a cell takes in large molecules or droplets of fluid?
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What is the term for 'cellular eating' where a cell engulfs a particle by wrapping extensions called pseudopodia around it?
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What is the main function of receptor-mediated endocytosis?
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What is the role of LDLs in receptor-mediated endocytosis?
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What happens to cholesterol in individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia?
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What is the function of coated pits in receptor-mediated endocytosis?
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What is the consequence of high cholesterol levels in the blood due to familial hypercholesterolemia?
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