​Pepsin Is an Enzyme That Functions in the Stomach

question 2

Multiple Choice

​Pepsin is an enzyme that functions in the stomach. Its optimum pH would be ____.

• A) ​between 1 and 2
• B) ​between 3 and 4
• C) ​above 6
• D) ​between 5 and 7.5
• E) ​above 8.5

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