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ZOO 101 ZOO 101 Past Questions Objective Question
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Brush border enzymes in the small intestine complete which aspect of digestion?
Options
A Protein digestion — breaking peptides into amino acids
B Fat digestion — converting fatty acids to glycerol
C Carbohydrate digestion — maltase, sucrase, lactase break down disaccharides
Correct Answer
D Nucleic acid digestion
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Brush border enzymes (maltase, sucrase, lactase) complete carbohydrate digestion by breaking down disaccharides into monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, galactose) that can be absorbed.

Hint

These enzymes on the intestinal surface convert double sugars into single sugars.

Question Info

Course: ZOO 101
Topic: ZOO 101 Past Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1109 of 2214
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