Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

An enzyme found in the digestive tract of newborn infants that is necessary for

ID: 239007 • Letter: A

Question

An enzyme found in the digestive tract of newborn infants that is necessary for digestion of the carbohydrate found in human milk is:

     a. pepsin                       c. pancreatic amylase

     b. pancreatic lipase        d. lactase

56.     The fact that the amino acid tryptophan can be converted to __________ makes basic requirements for infants difficult to determine.

     a. niacin                        c. riboflavin

     b. thiamin                      d. vitamin B6

57.     Overall energy needs ___________ as the infant grows older, but energy needs per unit of body size ____________.

     a. increase, decrease    c. remain constant, decrease

     b. decrease, increase    d. decrease, decrease

Explanation / Answer

An enzyme found in the digestive tract of newborn infants that is necessary for digestion of the carbohydrate found in human milk is:

d. lactase; (the correct option) (as lactose is the carbohydrate found in milk)

56.     The fact that the amino acid tryptophan can be converted to __________ makes basic requirements for infants difficult to determine;  a; niacin (the correct option)  

57.     Overall energy needs ___________ as the infant grows older, but energy needs per unit of body size ____________.

a. increase, decrease