Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Chemical digestion

Chemical digestion — practice question

The digestion of starch in food takes place in two stages. In which sections of the alimentary canal do these two stages happen?

  • Astarch into maltose: duodenum; maltose into glucose: stomach
  • Bstarch into maltose: lining of small intestine; maltose into glucose: mouth
  • Cstarch into maltose: mouth; maltose into glucose: lining of small intestine
  • Dstarch into maltose: stomach; maltose into glucose: duodenum

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