Identify the correct pair for carbohydrate digestion.

Mouth, amylase

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Stomach, pepsin

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Stomach, chymotrypsin

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Small intestine, lipase

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Small intestine, cholecystokinin (CCK)

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Solution

The correct option is B Mouth, amylase
The digestion of carbohydrate begins in the mouth. The salivary amylase breaks down the complex carbohydrate into the simpler one. Later the complete digestion takes place by pancreatic amylase in the small intestine.

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