Question

Give three differences between excretion and egestion.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Excretion is simply the discharge of metabolic waste while egestion is the discharge of leftover food in the gut.

2)The discharged matter has never passed through a cell in egestion , while it has in excretion

Answer 2

Answer:

Egestion:

1. The process involves removing undigested waste products food from the body of the organism
2. Discharged materials are Undigested food and other toxic substances leftover from digestion
3. Egestion mainly happens through the anus or the mouth. (animals such as jellyfish use their mouth to both consume and discharge wastes)

Excretion:

1. The process involves removing wastes from the cells of organisms
2. Discharged materials are Metabolic wastes such as carbon dioxide or oxygen
3. Excretion happens through the nose, skin and the urethra