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Which enzyme in saliva begins the digestion of starch?

Q: Which enzyme in saliva begins the digestion of starch?

Correct Answer: Amylase. Salivary amylase begins breaking down starch molecules into simpler sugars while food is still being chewed in the mouth. This initial digestion continues briefly in the stomach until stomach acid deactivates the enzyme.

A Pepsin
B Amylase
C Lipase
D Trypsin

Correct Answer: Option B — Amylase

Explanation:

Salivary amylase begins breaking down starch molecules into simpler sugars while food is still being chewed in the mouth. This initial diges...

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Subject	Biology
Difficulty	Hard
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Correct	Option B

Which enzyme in saliva begins the digestion of starch?

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