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