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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Organic Substances and Compounds

Question 11 • Health Science Concepts A1 – EDGNTY-83861 26-27

What is an amino acid?

Answer
A
large biomolecule that serves as a building block for lipids
B
small biomolecule that serves as a building block for polymers
C
large biomolecule that serves as a building block for macromolecules
D
small biomolecule that serves as a building block for polysaccharides

Explanation

An amino acid is a small molecule that can join with other amino acids to form a protein, which is a polymer. Therefore, choice B, “small biomolecule that serves as a building block for polymers,” is correct. Amino acids are not the building blocks of lipids or polysaccharides.

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