Digestion And Absorption Ques 25
25. A person is eating boiled potato, which food component is found in it ?
[2000 BCE]
(a) DNA which gets digested by pancreatic DNase
(b) Lactose, which is indigestible
(c) Starch which does not get digested
(d) Cellulose which is digested by intestinal microorganisms
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Answer : a
Hints & Solution
(a) Boiled potato does not contain cellulose or lactose. Its starch is also digested. DNA is broken down into purines, pyrimidines and sugars by pancreatic nuclease (such as DNase).
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