Question

once starch in a persons diet has been broken down into ______, those subunits are absorbed in the small intestines.
monosaccharides
disaccharides
amino acids
nucleotides

Explanation:

Starch is a polysaccharide. During digestion, it is broken down by enzymes (e.g., amylase) into smaller units, ultimately into monosaccharides (like glucose), which are the absorbable form in the small intestine. Disaccharides are intermediate products, amino acids come from proteins, and nucleotides from nucleic acids.

Answer:

monosaccharides