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Question 36

Spot the false statement about digestive-system egestion and bodily excretion.

  1. Egestion deals with undigested material in the digestive tract.
  2. Excretion deals with metabolic wastes produced by cells.
  3. Egestion and excretion describe the identical process.Correct answer
  4. The two processes remove materials with different origins.

Explanation

Egestion removes material that was never digested and absorbed, whereas excretion removes metabolic wastes made by cells. Calling the processes identical ignores the different origins of the material leaving the body.

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