The bonds that link glucose units into polysaccharides are not all the same. Which of the following is true of these bonds?
a. The bonds of starch are found in plants and are easily broken by human enzymes.
b. The bonds of glycogen are found in animals and cannot be broken by human enzymes.
c. The bonds of cellulose are found in plants and are easily broken by human enzymes.
d. Human enzymes
cannot join glucose units.
e. Humans require help from bacteria to break starch bonds.
a
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The chemical and mechanical processes by which the body breaks food down into individual nutrient molecules
A) digestion. B) chewing. C) absorption. D) mastication.
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