Which word would best complete the list of analogies below?

Question

Protein : amino acids

Lipid : fatty acids and glycerol

Carbohydrate: ______________

(1 point)
Responses

monosaccharides
monosaccharides

oils
oils

nucleic acids
nucleic acids

enzymes

Answer 1

The best word to complete the analogy is "monosaccharides."

So, the completed analogy would read:

Carbohydrate : monosaccharides.

This is because carbohydrates are made up of monosaccharides, just as proteins are made up of amino acids and lipids are made up of fatty acids and glycerol.