Digestion : Key Words

Question 1

Define : ingestion

Answer 1

taking in food through the mouth

Question 2

Define : digestion

Answer 2

large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

Question 3

Define : absorption

Answer 3

molecules diffuse into the bloodstream from small intestine

Question 4

Define : assimilation

Answer 4

building large molecules from small molecules

Question 5

Define : egestion

Answer 5

faeces leaves via anus