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- 1 What is the absorption and distribution of materials within an organism?
- 2 Which process involves absorption and circulation of materials needed by the cell?
- 3 What is the process by which organisms obtain and process food?
- 4 What is the method an organism uses to take in and process food?
- 5 How are proteins transported between absorption and secretion?
- 6 Why do cells need to absorb waste materials?
What is the absorption and distribution of materials within an organism?
Transport is the life process that includes the absorption and circulation of materials throughout an organism.
Which process involves absorption and circulation of materials needed by the cell?
Main Idea: The process of transport involves the absorption and circulation of materials throughout an organism. Absorption is the process whereby the end products of digestion, as well as other dissolved solids and gases, enter the fluids of the cells of an organism through the cell membrane.
What is the process of absorption in animals?
absorption The movement of fluid or a dissolved substance across a plasma membrane. In many animals, for example, soluble food material is absorbed into cells lining the alimentary canal and thence into the blood.
What is the process of organisms taking in nutrients from their environment?
Most autotrophs use a process called photosynthesis to make their food. In photosynthesis, autotrophs use energy from the sun to convert water from the soil and carbon dioxide from the air into a nutrient called glucose.
What is the process by which organisms obtain and process food?
The study of food and feeding is called nutrition. Autotrophic organisms make their own food by a process called photosynthesis. Green plants, for example, manufacture sugar and starch from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of sunlight to drive the necessary chemical reactions.
What is the method an organism uses to take in and process food?
An organism takes in food and uses it for energy, growth, and repair. The organism ingests its food, then digests it, and the broken down particles then enter the cell through absorption. Plants make their own food (glucose) through photosynthesis in which they mix carbon dioxide and water.
Which is a part of the process of absorption?
consider two aspects of absorption: 1) transport from the body surface into the blood (or lymph) and 2) from the blood into the tissues. The removal of toxicant from the body is excretion, and this process is usually
How are materials absorbed in the human body?
Humans require transport systems to supply their cells and remove waste products. Gas exchange occurs in the lungs and food molecules are absorbed by the digestive system. Absorption of materials. Oxygen and nutrients from food must be absorbed into the bloodstream to be delivered to cells for respiration.
How are proteins transported between absorption and secretion?
Large water- soluble molecules cannot readily cross these membranes except by special transport mechanisms. Proteins can cross, both in absorption and secretion, by a special process called pinocytosis. Specialized transport mechanisms for absorption will not be discussed in this lecture.
Why do cells need to absorb waste materials?
Oxygen and nutrients from food must be absorbed into the bloodstream to be delivered to cells for respiration. Waste materials such as carbon dioxide must be removed from cells into the bloodstream. Tissues contain capillary networks to allow these exchanges to occur at a cellular level.