JAMB Biology 2018 Objective — Question 4

Question 4 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Biology 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Pepsin is the digestive enzyme which breaks

A. sucrose into glucose and fructose
B. carbohydrates into simple sugars
C. protein into peptonesCorrect
D. fats into glycerol

Explanation

Pepsin is a protein-digesting enzyme; it breaks proteins into peptones. (Trypsin further converts peptones into polypeptides, while erepsin converts polypeptides into amino acids.)

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