Suggest Why Starch Takes Longer to Break Down to Glucose

question 91

Multiple Choice

Suggest why starch takes longer to break down to glucose in the intestine than does sucrose.

• A)It is more nonpolar and has a harder time entering through the intestinal wall.
• B)As starch is digested, glucose units are broken off only at the ends of the chains.
• C)Because starch has a smaller molecular mass.
• D)The polysaccharide strands of starch tend to stick together.

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