BIO 181 ASU CAPCO EXAM 2
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTION GUIDE
◉ example of phagocytosis
Answer: white blood cell engulfing bacteria
◉ pinocytosis
Answer: type of endocytosis in which the cell ingests extracellular
fluid & its dissolved solutes
◉ "pino"
Answer: to drink
◉ example of pinocytosis
Answer: once the vesicle is inside the cytoplasm, water & small
molecules enter the cell across the vesicle membrane
◉ receptor-mediated endocytosis
, Answer: type of endocytosis where receptor proteins on the cell
surface are used to capture a specific target molecule
- enables a cell to acquire bulk quantities of specific substances
(rare)
- coated pit helps give vesicle its rounded shape
◉ example of receptor-mediated endocytosis
Answer: cholesterol uptake
◉ exocytosis
Answer: type of bulk transport in which materials are transported
from the inside to the outside of a cell in a membrane-bound vesicle
that fuses w/ a plasma membrane
◉ "exo"
Answer: external
◉ example of exocytosis
Answer: hormones or wastes released from cell
◉ 2 broad classes of cells
Answer: 1. prokaryotes
2. eukaryotes
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTION GUIDE
◉ example of phagocytosis
Answer: white blood cell engulfing bacteria
◉ pinocytosis
Answer: type of endocytosis in which the cell ingests extracellular
fluid & its dissolved solutes
◉ "pino"
Answer: to drink
◉ example of pinocytosis
Answer: once the vesicle is inside the cytoplasm, water & small
molecules enter the cell across the vesicle membrane
◉ receptor-mediated endocytosis
, Answer: type of endocytosis where receptor proteins on the cell
surface are used to capture a specific target molecule
- enables a cell to acquire bulk quantities of specific substances
(rare)
- coated pit helps give vesicle its rounded shape
◉ example of receptor-mediated endocytosis
Answer: cholesterol uptake
◉ exocytosis
Answer: type of bulk transport in which materials are transported
from the inside to the outside of a cell in a membrane-bound vesicle
that fuses w/ a plasma membrane
◉ "exo"
Answer: external
◉ example of exocytosis
Answer: hormones or wastes released from cell
◉ 2 broad classes of cells
Answer: 1. prokaryotes
2. eukaryotes
