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Which statement best describes the breakdown of food in the digestive system?

Carbohydrate digestion starts in the stomach and protein digestion starts in the stomach.
Carbohydrate digestion starts in the mouth and protein digestion starts in the stomach.
Carbohydrate digestion starts in the esophagus and protein digestion starts in the small intestine.
Carbohydrate digestion starts in the small intestine and protein digestion starts in the esophagus.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Carbohydrate digestion starts in the mouth and protein digestion starts in the stomach.

Salivary amylase begins starch breakdown in the mouth, and pepsin (activated in the stomach) begins protein digestion.