Biology Questions

(1) If a cell has 100,000,000 water molecules inside and it is placed in a tube with 50,000,000 water molecules, predict and explain what will happen to the cell.

(2) A battle between an amoeba and a single-celled protist, chilomonas ensues. The amoeba wins, but the large piece of chilomonas is too big to pass through the plasma membrane of the amoeba to eat. Describe the process by which the amoeba absorbs and digests the chilomonas.

(3) Endocytosis involves the bulk movement of materials into the cell. Describe the form of endocytosis that involves the movement of large amount of liquid into the cell.

Please be sure to include any peer-reviewed references used.