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The process of excreting unusable or undigested material through the anus is known as ________ .
Options:
A .  assimilation
B .  ingestion
C .  egestion
D .  digestion 
Answer: Option C
:
C
Ingestion, digestion, absorption and egestion are the processes involved in digestion of a food material.
Ingestionis the consumption of food by an organism.
Digestion isthe process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the alimentary canal into substances that can be used by the body.
Absorption is the process by which thedigestedfoodmolecules areabsorbedin the small intestine.
The left over or undigested food is removed from the body through anus by theprocess of egestion.

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