Question

Are humans holozoic?

Answer 1

Humans:

1. Humans are vertebrates that belong to the Hominidae family.
2. Holozoic nutrition is a type of heterotrophic nutrition which is characterized by ingestion and internal processing of solid or liquid food particles.
3. Holozoic nutrition comprises five steps-
   1. Ingestion (intake of food),
   2. Digestion (break down of complex molecules),
   3. Absorption (absorption of digested food),
   4. Assimilation (utilization of absorbed food), and
   5. Egestion (removal of undigested food).
4. Humans exhibit holozoic nutrition.