Assimilation (biology)

Assimilation (biology)

Assimilation is the process of taking digested food which is circulating the body and then using it to help rebuild cells.

Examples of biological assimilation

* Photosynthesis, a process whereby carbon dioxide and water are transformed into a number of organic molecules in plant cells.
* Nitrogen fixation from the soil into organic molecules by symbiotic bacteria which live in the roots of certain plants, such as Leguminosae.
* The absorption of nutrients into the body after digestion in the intestine and its transformation in biological tissues and fluids.
*Assimilation is occurring in every cell of the body to help develop new cells.

ee also

*Anabolism
*Biochemistry

Citations

Longman Biology for IGCSE


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