Discribe the Five major steps which involve in holozoic nutrition.
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Explanation:
1- Ingestion- food is taken into the body.
2- Digestion- complex food is broken down into simpler absorbable forms.
3- Absorption- simple food particles diffuse into body.
4- Assimilation- food absorbed is utilized in the body to release energy.
5- Egestion- undigested food materials are thrown out.
Answer:-
Ingestion :-
The act of swallowing or ingesting food material so that it passes to the body of an organism is called ingestion.
Digestion :-
The process by which the ingested food is made soluble ans assimilable by the action of enzymes in the body of organism is called digestion.
Absorption :-
The process of conversion of digested food into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the organism is called absorption.
Assimilation :-
The process in which the components of food are taken to each and every cell of the body after the food has been digested absorbed is called assimilation.
Egestion :-
The process in which the undigested food is thrown out of the body os the organism is called egestion.