Question

The heat generated in response to food ingestion is called _____. satiation dehydration thermogenesis thermolysis

Answer 1

The heat generated in response to food ingestion is called thermogenesis (the production of thermal energy). During the ingestion, the chemical energy stored in the food can be converted to thermal energy because our body produces heat when digesting our food.

Answer 2

For the answer to the question above, the answer is "thermogenesis."

it is a process of heat production in organisms. It occurs in all warm-blooded animals, and also in a few species of thermogenic plants like the Eastern skunk cabbage, the Voodoo Lily, and the giant water lilies of the genus Victoria.