Nutrition in Unicellular Eukaryotes Is Best Described as

question 21

Multiple Choice

Nutrition in unicellular eukaryotes is best described as

• A) autotrophic.
• B) heterotrophic.
• C) saprozoic.
• D) All of the choices are correct.
• E) None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Fauces

Space between the cavity of the mouth and the pharynx.

Gastric Phase

A phase of digestion that occurs in the stomach, initiated by the presence of food, which triggers acid secretion and gastric enzyme activity.

Gastrin

Hormone secreted in the mucosa of the stomach and duodenum that stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid by the parietal cells of the gastric glands.

Gastric Secretion

The process of producing and releasing fluids containing hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes by the stomach lining.