In organisms, macromolecules are made up of subunits. Which of these pairs correctly describes how a macromolecule is constructed?

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Responses

Amino acids are made up of protein.
Amino acids are made up of protein.

Protein is made up of amino acids.
Protein is made up of amino acids.

Nucleic acids are made up of DNA.
Nucleic acids are made up of DNA.

DNA is made up of nucleic acids.

Answer 1

The correct pair that describes how a macromolecule is constructed is:

Protein is made up of amino acids.

This statement correctly represents that proteins are polymers formed from amino acid subunits. The other options either incorrectly describe the relationship or use terms interchangeably. For example, nucleic acids include DNA and RNA, but they are not "made up" of DNA; rather, DNA is a type of nucleic acid.