Question

PLEASE HELP 50 POINTS

Which of these has happened to your food by the time it reaches your stomach?

A. Fats have been digested by salivary amylase.

B. Large proteins have been broken down into smaller proteins.

C. The food has become acidic and is in smaller pieces.

D. The starches have been partially broken down.

Answer 1

D. The starches have been partially broken down. Yes because your saliva has a protein that breaks down starches.

Answer 2

D. The starches have been partially broken down.

Step-by-step explanation:

Your saliva has salivary amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into smaller glucose monomers. Thus, by the food reaches your tummy, some of the starch has been broken down. Protein and fats are primarly broken in stomach and food also becomes acidic in stomach.