Keith is observing a slide of an amoeba under a compound microscope. He places a stained fine particle of yeast near the amoeba. He observes that the amoeba is engulfing this particle by extending its pseudopodia. Which process is the amoeba exhibiting?
a. pinocytosis
b. exocytosis
c. phagocytosis
d. receptor mediated endocytosis

Question

Keith is observing a slide of an amoeba under a compound microscope. He places a stained fine particle of yeast near the amoeba. He observes that the amoeba is engulfing this particle by extending its pseudopodia. Which process is the amoeba exhibiting? 
a. pinocytosis
b. exocytosis
c. phagocytosis
d. receptor mediated endocytosis

anonymous · Answer

It looks like the amoeba is in the process of "eating," right?  Now, which of your answers relates to eating, and what other characteristics of this particular action would help in finding the correct answer?

anonymous · Answer

c) phagocytosis: The ingestion of bacteria or other material by phagocytes and ameboid protozoans.