Question :
Explain the various steps of nutrition in animals.Submitted on 29/2/2024 | Answered by Vandana Rana
Answer :
The various steps of nutrition in animals are:Ingestion − The process of taking in of food into the body is called ingestion. Ingestion of food in humans is done with the help of the buccal cavity.
Digestion − The process where conversion of food into soluble form occurs.
Absorption− The nutrients from the digested food are absorbed in the small intestine with the help of finger-like projections called villi.
Assimilation− The absorbed nutrients are transported via the blood vessels to the different organs, to be utilised for different life processes.
Egestion
− The process of removal of faecal matter through the anus is called egestion.