A pesticide has been found to have a negative effect on different cell types.In some plants it stops the formation of root nodules and in humans it can stop macrophage from taking up bacteria and generally stops cells from take up protein bound nutrients.The cellular function most likely affected is
A)endocytosis.
B)organogenesis.
C)pinocytosis.
D)exocytosis.
E)phagocytosis.

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The pesticide interferes with cells' ability to take up nutrients and bacteria, which suggests that it is affecting the process of endocytosis, which is the cellular process by which cells take in substances from the external environment through the formation of vesicles.

A Pesticide Has Been Found to Have a Negative Effect