Question

A protist that you observed in lab gains nutrients by absorbing small, liquid droplets. Which term best describes this metabolic process?(1 point)
Responses

pinocytosis
pinocytosis

decomposition
decomposition

photosynthesis
photosynthesis

phagocytosis

Answer 1

The term that best describes the metabolic process of a protist gaining nutrients by absorbing small, liquid droplets is **pinocytosis**. This process involves the uptake of liquids and small solutes by cells.