What makes amino acids unique from fatty acids and sugars?(1 point)

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Amino acids make up proteins, which provide energy for the body; fatty acids and sugars do not provide energy.
Amino acids make up proteins, which provide energy for the body; fatty acids and sugars do not provide energy.

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.

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 contain nitrogen; fatty acids and sugars do not.

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The correct response is:

Amino acids contain nitrogen; fatty acids and sugars do not.

Amino acids are unique among these three classes of biomolecules because they contain nitrogen in addition to carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, which distinguishes them from fatty acids and sugars.