The difference between pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis is that _____. Question 14 options: pinocytosis can concent
rate substances from the extracellular fluid, but receptor-mediated endocytosis cannot. pinocytosis is nonselective in the molecules it brings into the cell, whereas receptor-mediated endocytosis offers more selectivity. pinocytosis brings only water molecules into the cell, but receptor-mediated endocytosis brings in other molecules as well. pinocytosis increases the surface area of the plasma membrane, whereas receptor-mediated endocytosis decreases the plasma membrane surface area.
The difference between pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis is that <u>pinocytosis is nonselective in the molecules it brings into the cell, whereas receptor-mediated endocytosis offers more selectivity.</u>
Explanation:
Pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis are two types of endocytosis.
The first one consists of plasmatic membrane invaginations that capture extracellular fluid with different nutrients and sends it to the inside of the cell in vesicles. The second one, receptor-mediated endocytosis, consists of receptors on the outside of the plasmatic membrane and clathrin proteins on the interior side of the membrane. When the receptors are in contact with its specific molecule, a vesicle surrounded by clathrin proteins, is formed transporting specific molecules to the cell's interior.
