When an animal eats fruit with hard seeds that cannot be digested and are excreted whole as a waste product, the seeds constitute _____ energy.

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The seeds that are excreted whole as a waste product are not assimilated (taken in) by the animal's body. They are simply passed out of the body and egested (eliminated as waste). Respiration refers to the process of converting food into energy, and this is not the case with excreted seeds. Kinetic energy refers to the energy an object possesses due to its motion, and is not relevant to this context. Therefore, the seeds constitute egested energy as they are not metabolized by the animal's body.

When an Animal Eats Fruit with Hard Seeds That Cannot