Key term for Edexcel GCSE Biology, used in Pollution and Decay.
The process where decomposers secrete digestive enzymes outside their cells to break down complex food into soluble molecules before absorption.
Extracellular digestion appears in Edexcel GCSE Biology revision content for Ecosystems and Material Cycles, especially Pollution and Decay and Decomposition in Composting.
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