Question

What is Absorptiob and Assimilation?​

Answer 1

Absorption & Assimilation

Assimilation means utilisation of absorbed food for the purpose of generating energy or obtaining energy through the cells .

Absorption can be defined as the flow of digested food from the digestive system into the blood system for movement around the body.

Difference between Absorption and Assimilation:

The key difference between absorption and assimilation is that absorption is the process of taking digested simple molecules into bloodstream/lymph via the intestinal villi and microvilli while assimilation is the process of synthesizing new compounds from the absorbed molecule.

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Answer 2

Absorption : Absorption means to take in something like liquid or heat, and hold it.

Assimilation : Assimilation means synthesizing the new compounds from the absorbed molecules.