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Question
Differentiate the following.
Absorption and Assimilation
Solution
| Absorption | Assimilation |
| Absorption is the process by which nutrients obtained after digestion are absorbed by villi and circulated throughout the body by blood and lymph and supplied to all body cells according to their requirements. | Assimilation means the incorporation of the absorbed food materials into the tissue cells as their internal and homogenous components. |
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