Question

What is meant by absorption of food?

(a) End products of digestion are thrown out of the body

(b) End products of digestion are egested out of the body

(c) End products of digestion are transported to the body

(d) End products of digestion are passed through the intestinal mucosa

The question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

This key question is from Disorders in Digestive System in chapter Digestion and Absorption of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Right answer is (d) End products of digestion are passed through the intestinal mucosa

The best I can explain: Absorption is the process by which the end products of digestion pass through the intestinal mucosa into the blood or lymph. It is carried out by passive, active or facilitated transport mechanisms.