Digestion and Absorption Question 53
53. A person is eating boiled potato, which food component is found in it ?
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(a) DNA which gets digested by pancreatic DNAase
(b) Lactose which is indigestible
(c) Starch which does not get digested
(d) Cellulose which is digested by intestinal cellulose
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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 DNAase).
