Question

________ literally means "cell eating" and involves the engulfment and subsequent killing or degradation of microorganisms and other particulate matter.

Answer 1

Answer: It is called phagocytosis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Phagocytosis is a process whereby some cells called phagocytes use their plasma membrane to engulf large particles which lead to death and decomposition of the engulfed material for nutrients or as a form of immune response. Examples of living cells that undergo phagoctosis is Amoeba( for nutrition) and white blood cells in multicellular organisms as a form of immune response against pathogens.

Answer 2

Answer: Phagocytosis

Step-by-step explanation:

Phagocytosis is the process where a cell of the immune system, known as PHAGOCYTES engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, by forcing them into the vacuoles of their cytoplasm where they are digested.