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Ingestion
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Ingestion
Ingestion
is the consumption of a substance by an
organism
. In
animals
, it normally is accomplished by taking in the substance through the
mouth
into the
gastrointestinal tract
, such as through
eating
or
drinking
. In
single-celled organisms
, ingestion can take place through taking the substance through the
cell membrane
.
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