AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

PROPERTIES OF WATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is the monomer of a protein.
A
nucleotide
B
amino acid
C
triglyceride
D
monosaccharide
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amino acids are the monomers that make up proteins. Specifically, a protein is made up of one or more linear chains of amino acids, each of which is called a polypeptide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, and have an amine group (−NH2), as well as a carboxyl group (−COOH) . When hundreds and thousands of them combine using peptide bonds, they form proteins, which are nutrients essential for survival. So, we can say that amino acids are monomers of proteins.

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