Question
Distinguish between intracellular and extracellular digestion?
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Answer
| Intracellular digestion | Extracellular digestion |
| The digestion of food occurs within the cell. | The digestion occurs in the cavity of alimentary canal. |
| Digestive enzymes are secreted by the surrounding cytoplasm into the food vacuole. | Digestive enzymes are secreted by special cells into the cavity of alimentary canal. |
| Digestive products are diffused into the cytoplasm. | Digestive products diffuse across the intestinal wall into various parts of the body. |
| It is a less efficient method. | It is a more efficient method of digestion. |
| It occurs in unicellular organisms. | It occurs in multicellular organisms. |
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