When a cell needs to get rid of waste products and push them OUT OF THE CELL, which term best describe the process by which cells release substances from the cell?

Question

a
Pinocytosis
b
Phagocytosis
c
Exocytosis
d
Endocytosis

Answer 1

The term that best describes the process by which cells release substances from the cell is:

c. Exocytosis

Exocytosis is the mechanism by which cells expel materials, including waste products, by vesicles fusing with the plasma membrane and releasing their contents outside the cell.