Distinguish between intracellular and extracellular digestion

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Solution:Intracellular digestion and extracellular digestion are two types of digestion present in organisms.

Intracellular digestion	Extracellular digestion
Digestion is carried out inside the cell	Digestion is carried out in the alimentary canal
It is a simple method of digestion	It is a complex method of digestion
It occurs in single-celled organisms like amoeba https://unsplash.com/	It occurs in multicellular organisms like humans https://unsplash.com/
Digestive enzymes are present in the lysosomes	Digestive enzymes are present in specialized glands in the alimentary canal
Waste materials are removed by the process of exocytosis	Waste materials are removed through an excretory organ called anus
Phagocytic vesicles help in digestive processes	Specialized organs and glands in the alimentary canal responsible for digestion
Food particles enter the body by the process of endocytosis	Food particles reach the alimentary canal through the mouth