Question

if amylase breaks down starch, what building block is the starch broken down to?
nucleotides
fatty acids
glucose
amino acids

Explanation:

Starch is a polysaccharide (a complex carbohydrate) made up of many glucose units linked together. Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starch through hydrolysis. The process of breaking down starch (a polysaccharide) results in the formation of its monosaccharide (simple sugar) building blocks, which is glucose. Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA/RNA), fatty acids are part of lipids, and amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. So the correct building block that starch is broken down into by amylase is glucose.

Answer:

glucose