Science
Ch-2
Nutrition in animals
Answers
Answer:
There are five steps in the process of Nutrition in animals. These are: Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion. Ingestion: is the process of taking food in to the body or 'eating of food' by the animal. ... Blood carries the absorbed food to all the parts of the body.
Explanation:
Nutrition in Animals. Nutrition in animals depends upon the feeding habits of the animals. The process of taking in food is called ingestion.
Types of Nutrition in Animals. Filter Feeding: obtaining nutrients from particles suspended in water. Commonly used by fish. Deposit feeding: obtaining nutrients from particles suspended in the soil.
Process of Nutrition in Animals. Ingestion is the process of taking in food. In this process, the larger food particles are broken down into smaller, water-soluble particles.
Nutrition in Simple Animals. Amoeba ingests its food with the help of pseudopodia. The food is engulfed by forming a vacuole and is digested with the help of digestive enzymes.