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Post-UTME Biology 2006 Objective — Question 8

Question 8 of 40 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Biology 2006 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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The enzyme that breaks down cane sugar is

  • A. lipase
  • B. ptyalin
  • C. invertaseCorrect
  • D. peptidase

Explanation

Invertase (sucrase) is the enzyme that hydrolyses sucrose (cane sugar) into glucose and fructose.

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