Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Enzymes

Enzymes — practice question

Amylase digests starch in the mouth, yet starch is not digested in the stomach. What explains this?

  • AAll starch digestion is completed in the mouth.
  • BThe pH in the stomach is not suitable for the amylase to work.
  • CThe starch does not stay in the stomach long enough to be digested.
  • DThe temperature in the stomach is not suitable for the amylase to work.

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