Define the following:
Assimilation

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Assimilation:
Definition: Assimilation is the movement of absorbed nutrient molecules into the cells where they are used or stored.
Assimilation occurs after absorption of nutrients where the blood and lymph carries the nutrients to the cells of the body.
The nutrients after entering the cell are either used for producing energy or stored for future requirements of the body.

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Q. The correct order of steps occurring in nutrition in animals is:
(a) Ingestion → Absorption → Digestion → Assimilation → Egestion
(b) Ingestion → Digestion → Assimilation → Absorption → Egestion
(c) Ingestion → Digestion → Absorption → Assimilation → Egestion
(d) Ingestion → Assimilation → Digestion → Absorption → Egestion

The correct order of steps occurring in nutrition in animals is :

(a)Ingestion $\to$ Absorption $\to$ Digestion $\to$ Assimilation $\to$ Egestion
(b)Ingestion $\to$ Digestion $\to$ Assimilation $\to$ Absorption $\to$ Egestion

(c)Ingestion $\to$ Digestion $\to$ Absorption $\to$ Assimilation $\to$ Egestion
(d) Ingestion $\to$ Assimilation $\to$ Digestion $\to$ Absorption $\to$ Egestion

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Define the following: Assimilation

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Assimilation