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Modes of Nutrition in Plants and Animals - Class X

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Various steps of human nutrition are in the order 

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Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion
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  • There are five steps in the process of Nutrition in animals. 
  1. Ingestion: The process of taking in food into the body is called Ingestion.
  2. Digestion- It involves the break down of nutrients such as proteins into amino acids, carbohydrates into starch and fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
  3. Absorption- It involves the absorption of nutrients from the food by blood.
  4. Assimilation- It involves the process of transporting nutrients and water to all parts of the body by blood.
  5. Egestion- It involves the disposal of waste food out from the body. Hence, Various steps of human nutrition are in the order are  Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion.
So, the correct answer is 'Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion'.

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