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ZoologyDigestion and AbsorptionDigestion of FoodEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice

Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested?

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

In Humans, starch is digested in the buccopharyngeal cavity. Cellulose is not digested in the humans because cellulose containsβ-1, 4-linkage and vertebrates do not possess any enzyme capable of hydrolyzingβ-1,4-linkages. Protein is digested in the stomach and fat in the small intestine. Thus, in the given options, fat and cellulose reach totally undigested in the stomach of humans.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Digestion and AbsorptionSubtopic:Digestion of Food
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