Hydrochloric acid has all the following digestive functions except a. activation of the enzyme pepsin. b. breakdown of connective tissue in meat. c. neutralization of stomach acid. d. destruction of some ingested microorganisms.

Answer: C. Neutralization of stomach acid.

Hydrochloric acid is one of the three components of the stomach acid. The other two are potassium chloride and sodium chloride.

It plays a key role in the destruction of some ingested microorganisms. It is also vital to the digestion of proteins by activating the enzyme pepsin.

label a cell membrane

label b cytoplasm

label c ribosomes

label d dna

the membrane forms the outside of the cell

cytoplasm is the liquid within

ribosomes are the components within that distribute rna

the dna is the genetic make-up