Is removal of undigested food from the body considered to be excretion? Why?

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No. Removal of undigested food from the body is not considered to be excretion, because excretion means removal of metabolic wastes such as urea, uric acid, carbon dioxide, salts and water from the body. Whereas removal of undigested food produced in the body is called egestion.

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