Steps in holozoic nutrition

Animals are heterotrophic in nutrition. They consume solid organic matter as their food. This type of heterotrophic nutrition is called holozoic. Holozoic nutrition involves five steps- Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion. Assimilation is the process by which

• food is digested

• digested food is taken in by the blood

• digested food is utilised by the body

• food is broken down into simple molecules

Which of these are associated with digestion in Amoeba?

• Food vacuole

• Pseudopodia

• Contractile vacuole

• Nucleus

In which of the following is cilia present.

• Hydra
• Amoeba
• Paramoecium

In which stage does the use of simple substances to build complex substances is required by the body is happening?

• Absorption
• Assimilation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

How many stages are there in the process of nutrition?

• 5
• 4
• 3
• 2

______ takes in food by the use of pseudopodia.

• Goat

• Tiger

• Amoeba

• Human

____ catches insects with it’s tongue.

• Snail

• Human

• Lion

• Frog

The mode of feeding of the mosquito_____.

• Chewing

• Cuddling

• Scraping

• Sucking

The process of breaking down of food is called__.

• Digestion

• Ingestion

• Excretion

• Respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The first stepm in holozoic nutrition

• digestion

• ingestion

• absorption

• egestion