AQA ALEVEL BIOLOGY;DIGESTION $ ABSORPTION EXAM

2024





What is amylase for - ANSWER-Hyrdolyses alternate glycosidic bonds of starch

molecule to produce maltose



Where is maltase produced? - ANSWER-(In the cell membrane of epithelial cells)

Small intestine



Maltose - ANSWER-glucose + glucose



Where is maltase secreted? - ANSWER-Small intestine

(In the epithelial cells of the small intestine)

Lining of ileum



Role of maltase - ANSWER-Hyrdolyses maltase into monosacc...