The taking of food into the body is called
- A. digestion
- B. assimilation
- C. absorption
- D. ingestion
Explanation
Ingestion is simply intake; digestion breaks food down, absorption moves the products into blood, and assimilation uses them in cells. Each step of nutrition has its own term.
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