Question

The diagram below represents a sequence of events that occurs in living things.When looking at the synthesis of a starch, what would X originally represent as the food source, and what would the smaller molecules be that are produced from it when it is digested?

Question 10 options:

Pasta, which is then broken down into monosaccharides.


Butter, which is then broken down into monosaccharides.


Cheese, which is then broken down into amino acids.


Meat, which is then broken down into amino acids.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
In the context of synthesizing starch, the original food source (denoted as X) would be a carbohydrate source. Among the given options, "Pasta" is made up of starch, which fits the description of a food source that gets broken down into smaller molecules.

When pasta (a carbohydrate) is digested, it is broken down into monosaccharides, such as glucose.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

**Pasta, which is then broken down into monosaccharides.**