Multiple choice

The process of having food and its utilization by the body is called

  1. nutrition

  2. assimilation

  3. digestion

  4. egestion
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Explanation

The process of having food and its utilization by the body is known as nutrition. Digestion is the process of breaking down of complex nutrients into simpler absorbable form. Assimilation refers to the process of using absorbed food nutrients to be incorporated (to build) into cytoplasm of the cell for its metabolism. Egestion refers to the elimination of water and undigested materials from the body.

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