Enterocytes absorb only one form of carbohydrate.This form is ____.

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Enterocytes are specialized cells in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from the food we eat. They can only absorb monosaccharides, which are single sugar molecules such as glucose, fructose, and galactose. Disaccharides and polysaccharides (such as sucrose, lactose, and starch) need to be broken down into monosaccharides by enzymes before they can be absorbed by enterocytes. Trisaccharides are a type of polysaccharide and also need to be broken down before enterocytes can absorb them. Therefore, the best choice for the form of carbohydrate that enterocytes can absorb is monosaccharides (C).

Enterocytes Absorb Only One Form of Carbohydrate