What is the difference between egestion and digestion?

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The process of removal of undigested food from the body is called egestion while as the process of breakdown of complex food into its simpler and absorbable form is called digestion.

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

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