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Digestion is the combination of mechanical as it food convert into a paste by teeth through a process called as mastication and chemical process as it requires various enzymes that break down the complex food material into simpler absorbable form.

Term ECF is used for "Extra Cellular Fluid". The outside environment of a living cell is rich in sodium where as interior of a living cell is always rich in potassium ions. This differential concentration is maintained by sodium potassium pump operating in cell membrane of living cells.

Holo-whole and zoic means animals so animal that eats their food completely in the form of a liquid or solid and process it inside the body. The food particle is ingested and then enzymes act on it to digest it. It includes five steps ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and excretion and most of the animals practice this type of nutrition including humans.

Living systems in general maintain a high intracellular concentration of potassium and low intracellular concentration of sodium. Living systems operate sodium potassium pump for this purpose which actively throws out sodium from the cytoplasm and transports potassium ions from extracellular environment to inside the cytoplasm.

Epidemiological studies revels that low serum Selenium levels are associated with increased risk of  cardio-vascular diseases, liver necrosis, muscular dystrophy, pancreatic fibrosis, reproductive disorders and various cancers.
Selenium, along with vitamin E, prevents the development of hepatic necrosis and muscular dystrophy.
The good sources of Selenium are organ meat ( liver, kidney) and sea food.

Epidemiological studies reveals that low serum Selenium levels are associated with increased risk of cardio-vascular diseases, liver necrosis, muscular dystrophy, pancreatic fibrosis, reproductive disorders and various cancers.
Selenium, along with vitamin E, prevents the development of hepatic necrosis and muscular dystrophy.
The good sources of Selenium are organ meat ( liver, kidney) and sea food.

Amoeba obtains the food through phagocytosis process. Since, Amoeba has no mouth, it takes the food into it's body by means of pseudopodia, which completely enclose the particle of food, that is enveloped in vacuoles. Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy, normally from the Sun, into chemical energy that can be later released to fuel the organism's activities. In physiology, respiration is defined as the transport of oxygen from the outside air to the cells within tissues, and the transport of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction. Meiosis is a process of cell division in eukaryotes characterized by: two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II. 

Pseudopods which translates to "false feet" are temporary cytoplasm-filled parts of the cell wall that are able to change their form in order to move. They are used in some eukaryotic cells to move around or to eat. Most cells that do this are called as amoeboids. The amoeba is a common example. Proboscis, cilia and tongue are absent in amoeba. 

The stomach is the main food storage tank of the body. If it were not for the stomach’s storage capacity, we would have to eat constantly instead of just a few times each day. The stomach also secretes a mixture of acid, mucus, and digestive enzymes that helps to digest and sanitize our food while it is being stored.