The following are basic building blocks of biopolymers. Match
the building blocks with the statements 103–110.
a. amino acid
b. glucose
c. glycerol
d. fatty acid
e. nucleotide
E 103. the basic unit of proteins
E 104. the basic unit of DNA
E 105. the basic unit of RNA
E 106. the basic unit of cellulose
E 107. the basic unit of glycogen
E 108. the basic unit of starch
M 109. the monomers of a polypeptide chain
M 110. Which two units combine in various ways to form
lipids?
a. a and b
b. a and c
c. b and c
d. b and d
e. c and d
Answers: 103. a, 104. e, 105. e, 106. b, 107. b, 108. b, 109. a,
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