Explain the following term:
Assimilation
Assimilation:
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
Define the following: