When a phagocyte engulfs a bacterium or other foreign particle,how does it destroy the foreign material in the vacuole?
A)By being denied its natural food and surface respiration the bacterium simply ceases to live and breaks apart over time.
B)The phagocyte's nuclear coding is stronger than that of the bacterium.
C)The Golgi body proceeds to use molecules from the foreign body for cell products.
D)A cell lysosome is fused with the foreign particle and digestive enzymes destroy the particle.
E)Cell mitochondria use the foreign material as a fuel for aerobic respiration.

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A cell lysosome is fused with the vacuole containing the foreign particle, forming a phagolysosome. Digestive enzymes, such as proteases and nucleases, are released into the phagolysosome, where they break down the foreign material. This process is called phagocytosis.

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