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Heterotrophs
22 cards·by sarah
Steps heterotrophs
ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
What only do digestion and absorption
fungi and bacteria
Ingestion
taking food and putting into digestive cavity
Digestion
break down food into molecular components
Absorption
taking nutrients into body
Elimination
get rid of waste
Intracellular
inside cell
extracellular
outside cell
Fungi
release acid and enzyme into substrate, break down food, absorption membrane
Animal
gastrovascular or alimentary canal
Sponges
intracellular
Reception
mouth and pharynx
Conduction
move food to next step
storage and early digestion
stomach or crop
grinding
mechanical digestion
terminal digestion and absorption
small intestine or midgut
Water reclaimation
large intestine or hindgut
tissue feeders
general digestion similar
fluid feeders
remove a lot of water from food
absorbers
absorb nutrients from host
microtriches
tapeworm folds
microvilli
intestine folds