NEET Biology question

BiologyDigestion and AbsorptionNEET

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A child took sugarcane and sucked its juice. Regarding this, which of the following matches is correct?

| Option | Substrate | Enzyme | Site of Secretion of Enzyme | Products Formed | |---|---|---|---|---| | (a) | Proteins | Pepsin | Duodenum | Polypeptides | | (b) | Starch | Amylase | Salivary glands | Glucose | | (c) | Lipids | Lipase | Pancreas | Fat globules | | (d) | Sucrose | Invertase (Sucrase) | Duodenum | Glucose + Fructose |

Answer: (D)

Solution

Sugarcane juice is rich in the disaccharide **sucrose**, which is hydrolysed in the **duodenum** by

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