Question

1. Differentiate between the following
a Assimilation and absorption
b ingestion and egestion
c permanent and milk teeth ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Absorption: The process of absorbing food in the form of nutrients into the blood stream of the body. Assimilation: The process of nutrients being absorbed by each cell of the body in the form of energy.

2.The main difference between ingestion and egestion is that ingestion is the intake of food into the body whereas egestion is the elimination of wastes out of the body. Ingestion occurs through the mouth in animals. ... Protozoa take food into a vesicle and digest it inside the vesicle by digestive enzymes

3.As humans, we have two sets of teeth that erupt during our lifetime – the first set is called as milk teeth, primary teeth or baby teeth and they start erupting when we are 6 months old and the next set of teeth, called permanent teeth, begin erupting as we turn 6 years old.