Multiple Choice
After consuming a slice a pizza, carbohydrate digestion will begin in the mouth, and then continue in the small intestine. Why does carbohydrate digestion cease in the stomach?
A) Salivary carbohydrases do not function in an acidic environment.
B) Gastric juices digest fats only, not carbohydrates or protein.
C) Salivary carbohydrases are activated from zymogens only in the intestine.
D) Carbohydrates are digested only by mastication, not by enzymatic hydrolysis.
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