7) Animal nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
What is mechanical digestion?
A
the breakdown of food into smaller pieces without chemical change to the food molecules
2
Q
What is chemical digestion
A
the breakdown of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules
3
Q
what is ingestion?
A
the taking of substances, into the body though the mouth
4
Q
what is absorption?
A
the movement of small food molecules and ions though the wall of the intestine into the blood
5
Q
what is egestion ?
A
the passing out of food that has not been digested or absorbed as feaces, though the anus
6
Q
what is assimilation?
A
the movement of digested food molecules into the cells of the body where they are used, becoming part of the cells.
