Question

In some heterotrophic, unicellular eukaryotes, food vacuoles are formed around food items, which are then brought into a cell and digested via hydrolysis in lysosomes. This process is called:

Answer 1

This process is called **phagocytosis**. In phagocytosis, the cell engulfs food particles or other substances, forming food vacuoles. These vacuoles then fuse with lysosomes, where the contained material is digested through hydrolysis. This mechanism is commonly observed in various heterotrophic unicellular eukaryotes, such as amoebas.