Question

A nursing infant is able to obtain disease fighting antibodies, which are LARGE MOLECULES, from its mother's milk. These molecules probably ENTER the cells lining through the baby's digestive track via… * 2 points a. Osmosis b. Diffusion c. Endocytosis d. Exocytosis

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is - option C. endocytosis.

Explanation:

Endocytosis is the transfer process of large molecules from the outside of the cells by internalizing them or engulfing them in vesicles, it is possible by invagination of the surface of the cell to form vesicles.

In an infant, the antibodies like large molecules from the mother to the baby are transferred through the Mother's milk which is entered in the baby's digestive tract via Endocytosis