Absorption & Transport of Nutrients in Multicellular

Organisms
redatory Sea Star craw|s on what |t wants to eat
O $ecretes digestive juices onto its "food
O Absorbs nutrients directly

omp||cated D|gest|ve 1racts |n nerb|vores
O !oor quality foodstuff - low energy
O izzard in birds, stones and muscle in worms


our Garden Var|ety Larthworms
O etritivores actively feed on dead organic matter
O $oil particles in the gut aid with breakdown

O nzymatic action in the mouth, stomach, and intestine result in
breakdown of complex macromolecules into peptides, simple
sugars, or lipids
O Once digested, foodstuffs must be absorbed across the gut and into
circulation to reach critical tissues.
O ow do animals make efficient use of the nutrients made available
to them?

O Area of absorptive epithelium is large through villi and microvilli on
the apical membrane
O igestion and Absorption of Fats


bsorpt|on 1ransport of Ions m|no c|ds V|tam|ns and Sugars

ct|ve 1ransport


O ecause nutrients are usually much lower in concentration in soil
than in the plant, facilitated diffusion is a minor process for most
ions.

O nstead of facilitated diffusion in roots. AT! breakdown generates a
574943 gradient which is used to drive both .,943 and ,343
transport into roots.

O is indirectly required for movement
into sieve tubes and storage regions such as fruits and seeds.
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