Question

what is the difference between ingestion and digestion

Answer 1

Ingestion and digestion are two actions that occur in the alimentary canal of animals. The main difference between ingestion and digestion is that ingestion is the taking of food into the body whereas digestion is the breakdown of food into small molecules that can be absorbed by the body. Ingestion can be taking food either into the mouth in animals or into the cytoplasm in protozoans. Mechanical digestion and chemical digestion are the two types of digestions. In mechanical digestion, large food particles are broken down into small food particles. This increases the surface area of food, facilitating their chemical digestion by enzymes. Chemical digestion facilitates the absorption of nutrients from the alimentary canal.

Answer 2

ingestion refers to the process of taking food r another substance into the body by swallowing. Digestion refers to a process of breaking down food into simple chemical compound that can be absorbed and used as nutrient by body