What are the steps to holozoic nutrition?
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holozoic Nutrition
A heterotrophic organism can obtain its food from other organisms in following three ways:
Holozoic nutrition
Saprophytic nutrition
Parasitic nutrition
Holozoic nutrition
Holozoic nutrition takes place in those organisms which take solid or liquid food through the mouth inside their body Examples of organisms having holozoic mode of nutrition are human beings, dog, cat, lion, deer, crow, frog and Digestion process of a Humanfish etc. This process takes place in following steps:
1. Ingestion
The process of taking food inside the body is called ingestion.
2. Digestion
In digestion the ingested food is converted into simple form with the help of digestive enzymes.
3. Absorption
In this stage the food digested in second step is absorbed into the cells of body.
4. Assimilation
Assimilation is the
Egestion is the final step of holozoic nutrition in which the undigested food is removed from the body.
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WHAT IS HOLOZOIC NUTRITION?
IT IS THE INTAKE OF COMPLEX SUBSTANCES WITHOUT REDUCING THEM.
EXAMPLE:HUMANS,CATS,DOGS ETC.
THERE ARE FIVE STEPS IN HOLOZOIC NUTRITION:
- INGESTION:INTAKE OF COMPLEX SUBSTANCES THROUGH TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT MOUTH.
- DIGESTION:REDUCTION OF THE COMPLEX SUBSTANCES INTO SIMPLER MOLECULES.
- ABSORPTION: ABSORBING THE DIGESTED FOOD
- ASSIMILATION:USING THE DIGESTION FOOD FOR GROWTH,REPAIR, MAINTENANCE ETC.
- EGESTION: ELIMINATION OF THE UNDIGESTED FOOD.
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Holozoic Nutrition
Holozoic nutrition.
Saprophytic nutrition.
Parasitic nutrition.