When Studying the Digestive Enzymes Found Within the Gut of a Large

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Multiple Choice

When studying the digestive enzymes found within the gut of a large marine worm, you would most likely find

• A) aminases, which break down proteins into amino acids.
• B) lipases, which hydrolyze fatty acids.
• C) nucleases, which digest nuclei.
• D) carboxylases, which break down carbohydrates.
• E) proteases, which hydrolyze peptide bonds.

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