Question
What makes amino acids unique from fatty acids and sugars?(1 point)
Responses
Genetic material is made of nucleotides, which contain amino acids; fatty acids and sugars are not part of genetic material.
Genetic material is made of nucleotides, which contain amino acids; fatty acids and sugars are not part of genetic material.
Amino acids are building blocks to larger molecules; fatty acids and sugars are not.
Amino acids are building blocks to larger molecules; fatty acids and sugars are not.
Amino acids contain nitrogen; fatty acids and sugars do not.
Amino acids contain nitrogen; fatty acids and sugars do not.
Amino acids make up proteins, which provide energy for the body; fatty acids and sugars do not provide energy.
Responses
Genetic material is made of nucleotides, which contain amino acids; fatty acids and sugars are not part of genetic material.
Genetic material is made of nucleotides, which contain amino acids; fatty acids and sugars are not part of genetic material.
Amino acids are building blocks to larger molecules; fatty acids and sugars are not.
Amino acids are building blocks to larger molecules; fatty acids and sugars are not.
Amino acids contain nitrogen; fatty acids and sugars do not.
Amino acids contain nitrogen; fatty acids and sugars do not.
Amino acids make up proteins, which provide energy for the body; fatty acids and sugars do not provide energy.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Amino acids contain nitrogen; fatty acids and sugars do not.**
This is a unique characteristic of amino acids, as they have an amine group (-NH2) that contains nitrogen, while fatty acids and sugars do not contain nitrogen in their structure.
**Amino acids contain nitrogen; fatty acids and sugars do not.**
This is a unique characteristic of amino acids, as they have an amine group (-NH2) that contains nitrogen, while fatty acids and sugars do not contain nitrogen in their structure.