Answer to Question #211183 in Zoology for Malaika

Question

Why in hyra the digestion is termed as mixed digestion?

Answer 1

Hydra uses both extracellular and intracellular digestion. In extracellular digestion enzymes are secreted to break down the food and absorb the nutrients while in intracellular it occurs within the cell in the gastro vascular cavity where digestion and absorption takes place