An Enzyme That Can Facilitate the Breakdown of Starch into Smaller

question 36

Multiple Choice

An enzyme that can facilitate the breakdown of starch into smaller units is

• A)alcohol dehydrogenase.
• B)glucose phosphatase.
• C)amylase.
• D)lactase.
• E)maltase.

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Definitions:

Sporophyte Generation

A phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that is diploid, producing spores through meiosis to give rise to the gametophyte generation.

Haploid

Describes a cell or organism that contains a single set of chromosomes, typical of gametes in sexually reproducing organisms.

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes, or sex cells.

Liverworts

Non-vascular plants belonging to the division Marchantiophyta, characterized by flat, leaf-like structures on their surface and found in moist, shaded environments.