Question

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

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

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.

Answer 1

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

Explanation: Amino acids have an amino group (—NH2) and therefore nitrogen is part of their structure, whereas fatty acids and sugars are primarily composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.