What is the difference between phagocytosis and pinocytosis?
1 Answer
Nov 4, 2015
Phagocytosis is akin to eating while pinocytosis is like drinking (while taking in nutrients), Hence, pinocytosis ...
Explanation:
Phagocytosis is akin to eating while pinocytosis is like drinking (while taking in nutrients), Hence, pinocytosis creates only small amount of ATP Apart from that, phagocytosis uses receptors while pinocytosis do not. Therefore, pinocytosis is non-specific.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagocytosis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocytosis
