Digestive enzymes _________.
A)are produced only within the GI tract
B)break down substrates by dehydration
C)are biological catalysts

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Digestive enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up the chemical reactions involved in breaking down food into absorbable nutrients. They are not produced only within the GI tract (as they can also be found in saliva, for example) and they break down substrates by hydrolysis (adding water), not by dehydration.

Digestive Enzymes _________