Question : (a) Ingestion- intake of food (b) Digestion-absorption ("c") Assimillation-breakdown of food (d) Egestion- Elimination of digested substances

Question : (a) Ingestion- intake of food (b) Digestion-absorption ("

1.	Question : (a) Ingestion- intake of food (b) Digestion-absorption ("c") Assimillation-breakdown of food (d) Egestion- Elimination of digested substances
Answer» Solution :(a) Ingestion: The taking in of food is called ingestion (b) Digestion: The BREAK down of the macromolecules into MICROMOLECULES by the action of digestive enzymes is called digestion. (c) Absorption: The taking in of digested food materials in the blue stream is called absorption (d)ASSIMILATION: The conversion of absorbed food materials into components of cells is called assimilation (e) Egestion: The elimination of the undigested SUBSTANCES from the body is called egestion.