Question

What do you mean by assimilation?

Answer 1

Assimilation:

1. It is a key step after the digestion is complete within the small intestine.
2. The digested food is absorbed by the blood via villi and is then carried to all the cells of the body.
3. In these cells, digested food is burnt in order to produce energy for the functioning of the body.
4. Hence, this entire process of transferring digested food to each and every, body tissue and individual cell is known as assimilation.