Imagine a cell can perform exocytosis, but only minimalendocytosis. What would happen to the cell?a. The cell would secrete all its intracellular proteins.b. The plasma membrane would increase in size overtime.c. The cell would stop expressing integral receptorproteins in its plasma membrane.d. The cell would lyse.

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Imagine a cell can perform exocytosis, but only minimal
endocytosis. What would happen to the cell?
a. The cell would secrete all its intracellular proteins.
b. The plasma membrane would increase in size over
time.
c. The cell would stop expressing integral receptor
proteins in its plasma membrane.
d. The cell would lyse.

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