Q: What is the process by which the substances you consume are taken up by the blood?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Absorption is the process that allows substances you eat to be taken up by the blood. After food is broken down into small nutrient molecules, the molecules are absorbed by the blood. After absorption, the nutrient molecules travel in the bloodstream to cells throughout the body. This happens mostly in the small intestine.

 Choices:

- evaporation

- filtration

- digestion

- absorption


A:
absorption