Multiple choice

By which of the following processes, the absorbed food material is converted into the complex molecules making up the organism?

  1. Absorption

  2. Digestion

  3. Defaecation

  4. Assimilation
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Assimilation is the metabolic process where absorbed nutrients are converted into complex protoplasmic molecules for growth and repair. Digestion breaks down food, absorption moves nutrients into blood, and assimilation builds body tissues.

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