There is another type of digestion, called extracellular digestion.
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Extracellular digestion takes place within the central cavity of the sac-like body.
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Humans use extracellular digestion when they eat.
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Another example of extracellular digestion being used is in the hydra, or sea anemone.
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Although fungi don't have a digestive tract like humans, they still use extracellular digestion.
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The prefix'extra'means outside, which tells us that extracellular digestion must occur outside the cell.
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During extracellular digestion, food is broken down outside the cell either mechanically or with acid by special molecules called enzymes.
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Extracellular digestion is a form of digestion found in all saprobiontic annelids, crustaceans, arthropods, lichens and chordates, including vertebrates.
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Like all " Phallaceae " species, " C . columnatus " is saprobic, and uses extracellular digestion to acquire nutrients from dead and decaying organic matter, like wood.
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