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प्रश्न
Explain the various steps of nutrition in animals.
स्पष्ट करा
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उत्तर
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.
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