Chapter 34.2, Problem 1CYL

Summary Introduction

To enlist:

The five basic tasks of the digestive system

Introduction:

The digestive system is responsible for ingesting and digesting the food, absorbing the nutrients and eliminating the waste. The alimentary canal is the passage through which the food passes through our body. This includes mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.

Summary Introduction

To compare:

The various ways that invertebrate digests food.

Introduction:

The organisms acquire energy by consuming food and converting it into smaller particles and generate energy. The energy is used further for the construction of other biomolecules for the building body with the help of smaller biomolecules.

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The specialization of vertebrate’s digestive system for different diets

Introduction:

The nutrition is a branch of science that delineates the interaction of organisms and their nutrients. The digestive system is responsible for ingesting and digesting the food, absorbing the nutrients and eliminating the waste.