Question 8

(Multiple Choice)

If you chew a salted cracker long enough, it begins to taste sweet. Why?


A) The taste buds for "salty" become fatigued and cease to fire.
B) Salivary amylase degrades the starch from the cracker into glucose.
C) Sugar that remained in the mouth from previous meals becomes soluble in saliva.
D) The contents of the cracker become soluble in saliva.

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