Question

during flu season, the influenza virus infects many people. during infection, the virus binds to proteins on the outside of a cell and tricks that cell into allowing the virus to enter the cell. once inside, the virus infects the cell and forces the cell to make more viruses that can then go on to infect more cells. what type of cell transport is the virus using to get into the cell? exocytosis pinocytosis phagocytosis receptor - mediated

Explanation:

Exocytosis is a process of expelling substances from the cell, so it is not relevant here. Pinocytosis is the non - specific uptake of extracellular fluid. Phagocytosis is mainly for engulfing large particles like bacteria by specialized cells. Receptor - mediated endocytosis is a specific process where a molecule (in this case, the virus) binds to a specific receptor on the cell surface and is then taken into the cell. The virus binds to proteins on the outside of the cell, which indicates receptor - mediated endocytosis.

Answer:

receptor - mediated