WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
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ISBN: 9781319103316
Author: PHELAN
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Chapter 22, Problem 9SA
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The process in which 20% of the starch we ingest is broken down in the mouth.

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Digestion of the starch we ingest begins even before it reaches the stomach. Enzymes in the mouth digest 20% of it.

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