complete the following flowchart ..... Ingestion .............. Absorption - Assimilation - Egestion
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The flowchart goes like:
• Ingestion – When the food is injected into the alimentary canal like putting the food in the mouth.
• Digestion – It is a process in which injected food goes through the breaking down into smaller bits.
• Absorption / Assimilation – In this, smaller bits are absorbed by the body tissues.
• Elimination / Defecation – the waste is eliminated from the body.
The body follows a certain food cycle.
There are five steps in the food cycle. They are,
- Ingestion
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Assimilation
- Egestion
Ingestion is the process where the food particles are ingested and the food is consumed. This is the first step in the food cycle. Only when the food is injected, digestion occurs.
Digestion is the process of breaking down the food particles and converting them into energy.
The energy is then absorbed by the muscles and organs and is stored as glucose.
The usage of the stored energy is referred to as assimilation. Finally, the unwanted wastes from the food is then ejected or released from the body.