NEET Biology question

BiologyDigestion and AbsorptionNEET

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Which of the following is incorrectly represented? (a) Proteins --Trypsin/Chymotrypsin--> ... --Carboxypeptidase--> Dipeptides; (b) Nucleic acids --Nucleotidases--> Nucleotides --Nucleotidases--> Nucleosides; (c) Fats --Lipases--> Di/Monoglycerides; (d) Starch --Salivary amylase--> Maltose.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Proteins are indeed broken down by trypsin/chymotrypsin and then carboxypeptidase into dipeptides (a, correct); fats are indeed converted to di/monoglycerides by lipases (c, correct); and starch is indeed converted to maltose by salivary amylase (d, correct). Option (b) is the one

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