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All of the following statements about phagocytosis are true, except:

A
Amoeba and other unicellular protozoa make their living out of this
B
Used to ingest paicles < 0.5 microns in size
C
Used to ingest paicles > 0.5 microns in size
D
Digestion occurs within phagolysosomes
High-Yield Explanation
Phagocytosis, by definition refers to the internalization of large paicles >0.5 microns in diameter,smaller paicles are ingested by pinocytosis. Ref: Biochemistry By B. D. Hames, N. M. Hooper, page 153; Introduction to Air Pollution Science By Phalen, Robe N. Phalen, page 62; Textbook of Pathology' by V. Krishna

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