Which statement does not correctly describe the processes by which materials are taken up by the cell?
A) Vesicles touch the cell membrane and release their contents through a pore.
B) The plasma membrane forms small vesicles around fluids and dissolved substances.
C) Bacteria are engulfed by the plasma membranes of white blood cells.
D) Specific molecules are transported through receptor-mediated endocytosis.
E) Phagosomes formed by the plasma membrane fuse with lysosomes.

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Vesicles do not release their contents through a pore in the cell membrane. Instead, they either fuse with the membrane and release their contents into the extracellular fluid (exocytosis) or are transported into the cell and fuse with a lysosome for degradation (endocytosis).

Which Statement Does Not Correctly Describe the Processes by Which