Which of the following pairs correctly matches a membrane transport process to its primary function?

• A. Phagocytosis: secretion of large particles from the cell by fusion of vesicles with the plasma membrane
• B. Exocytosis: the movement of water and solutes out of the cell by passage through the plasma membrane
• C. Osmosis: passive diffusion of water and small solutes across a membrane
• D. None of the listed responses is correct.
• E. Pinocytosis: the uptake of water and small solutes into the cell by formation of vesicles at the plasma membrane