What is the difference between egestion and excretion?

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Dear Student, Egestion is the process of removal of undigested wastes generated majorly during the holozoic nutrition as fecal matter. But, excretion is the process or removal of majorly Nitrogenous wastes (urea in case of human beings)produced by metabolism. This also includes ammonia, volatile substances, salts etc but not in the form of faecal matter.

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