What is the holozoic mode of nutrition?

Holozoic nutrition- The term Holozoic comes from the Greek word: holo-whole;  zoikos-of animals.

It is a type of heterotrophic nutrition in which the complex food is taken either in solid or liquid form from the outside and is broken down into small pieces in order to digest inside the body.

There are several stages of holozoic nutrition, and they are:

1. Ingestion.

2. Digestion.

3. Absorption.

4. Assimilation.

5. Egestion.