____ hydrolyzes proteins, converting them to short _____.
A) Pepsin; amino acids
B) Pepsinogen; polypeptides
C) Pepsin; polypeptides
D) Pepsinogen; amino acids
E) Pepsin; fatty acids

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Pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach that breaks down proteins into shorter chains called polypeptides, not directly into amino acids or fatty acids. Pepsinogen is an inactive precursor of pepsin, not the active enzyme itself.

____ Hydrolyzes Proteins, Converting Them to Short _____

Hydrolyzes Proteins, Converting Them to Short _