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Question
Phagocytosis ______.
Options
is carried by cells of the adaptive immune system
is restricted to macrophages
is important in bacterial infections
is a process that does not involve energy
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Solution
Phagocytosis is important in bacterial infections.
Explanation:
Phagocytosis is a crucial process in the innate immune response, primarily carried out by macrophages and neutrophils (cells of the innate immune system, not adaptive). It involves engulfing and destroying bacterial pathogens, among others, so it is indeed important in bacterial infections.
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