The process by which vesicles containing fluid are formed on the surface of a cell for transport into the cell is called
A) pinocytosis.
B) phagocytosis.
C) exocytosis.
D) receptor-mediated endocytosis.
E) none of the above

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Pinocytosis is the process by which small vesicles containing fluid are formed on the surface of a cell for transport into the cell. The other options refer to different processes: phagocytosis is the uptake of large particles such as bacteria, exocytosis is the release of substances outside the cell, and receptor-mediated endocytosis is a type of pinocytosis that involves the uptake of specific molecules through receptor binding.

The Process by Which Vesicles Containing Fluid Are Formed on the Surface