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Suggest Why Starch Takes Longer to Break Down to Glucose

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Suggest why starch takes longer to break down to glucose in the intestine than does sucrose.


A) It is more nonpolar and has a harder time entering through the intestinal wall.
B) As starch is digested, glucose units are broken off only at the ends of the chains.
C) Because starch has a smaller molecular mass.
D) The polysaccharide strands of starch tend to stick together.

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