Question

"Cholera is a disease caused by Vibrio choleraebacteria. Cholera gets into the body through contaminated water or food. Severe diarrhea from cholera can kill a person in just a few hours.

In the first stage of cholera, the bacterium finds a host cell in the small intestine. The bacterium then releases toxic proteins called
toxins near the host cell. Through which process could a large molecule such as a protein leave the cholera cell?
a. osmosis
b. Diffusion
c. Exocytosis and
d. Endocytosis"

Answer 1

Exocytosis is the process through which a large molecule such as a protein leaves the cholera cell.

Step-by-step explanation:

The process through which a large molecule such as a protein leaves the cholera cell is exocytosis. Exocytosis is the process by which cells release large molecules or waste materials from their cytoplasm.

In this case, the cholera bacterium releases toxic proteins called toxins near the host cell, and these toxins are then released out of the cell through exocytosis.