Question

What do you mean by assimilation and egestion?

Answer 1

Assimilation is the combined process of supplying of nutrients to cells.

Egestion means the elimination of waste material from the body

Answer 2

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It is an Anabolic Process by which simple nutrients are metabolised to resynthesize the complex macro-biomolecules like Proteins, Polysaccharides, fats, etc. It Occurs inside the cells. The Synthesized macro-biomolecules helps in growth and repair of the body tissues.

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It involves expelling of undigested food in the form of faeces which also contains excess of water and digestive enzymes.

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