Q: The conversion of food that is consumed to nutrients involves what two major processes:


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

16.2 | Digestive System By the end of this section, you will be able to: • Explain the processes of digestion and absorption • Explain the specialized functions of the organs involved in processing food in the body • Describe the ways in which organs work together to digest food and absorb nutrients • Describe the essential nutrients required for cellular function that cannot be synthesized by the animal body • Describe how excess carbohydrates and energy are stored in the body All living organisms need nutrients to survive. While plants can obtain nutrients from their roots and the energy molecules required for cellular function through the process of photosynthesis, animals obtain their nutrients by the consumption of other organisms. At the cellular level, the biological molecules necessary for animal function are amino acids, lipid molecules, nucleotides, and simple sugars. However, the food consumed consists of protein, fat, and complex carbohydrates. Animals must convert these macromolecules into the simple molecules required for maintaining cellular function. The conversion of the food consumed to the nutrients required is a multistep process involving digestion and absorption. During digestion, food particles are broken down to smaller components, which are later absorbed by the body. This happens by both physical means, such as chewing, and by chemical means. One of the challenges in human nutrition is maintaining a balance between food intake, storage, and energy expenditure. Taking in more food energy than is used in activity leads to storage of the excess in the form of fat deposits. The rise in obesity and the resulting diseases like type 2 diabetes makes understanding the role of diet and nutrition in maintaining good health all the more important.

 Choices:

- secrete and absorption

- untangling and absorption

- absorption and excretion

- digestion and absorption


A:
digestion and absorption