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

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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 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.

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.

This is what makes amino acids unique, as they are the only class of biomolecules that include nitrogen in their structure.