Multiple choice

Final digestion of polymers into monomers occurs

  1. in the lumen of the small intestine

  2. on the microvilli by brush border enzymes
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Brush border enzymes, located on the microvilli of the small intestine, perform the final stage of digestion by breaking down disaccharides and peptides into absorbable monomers.

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