Question

Explain the various steps of nutrition in animal.​

Answer 1

There are five steps in the process of Nutrition in animals. These are: Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion.

The steps are as follows:-

1) Ingestion: The process of taking food into the body is called ingestion. 2) Digestion: the process in which the food containing large, insoluble molecules is broken down into small, water soluble molecules is called digestion. 3) Absorption: The process in which the digested food passes through the intestinal wall into blood stream is called absorption. 4) Assimilation: The process in which the absorbed food is taken in by the body cells and used for energy, growth and repair is called assimilation. 5) Egestion: The process in which the undigested food is removed from the body is called egestion.

Answer 2

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Ingestion ,digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion

More to know :-

Ingestion - The process of taking food into the body is called ingestion

Digestion - It can be defined as the process of breakdown of food into smaller and simpler substances which can be readily absorbed and assimilated by the body. It involves both mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of food.

Absorption - This is a process in which atoms , molecules or ions enters a bulk phase material. This may be physical or chemical process.

Assimilation - It is the absorption or intake of various digested materials by the cells of the body. The cells utilize these components for their various functions .

Egestion - The process of removing the undigested food material from the body through the anus is known as egestion. 

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