Q: What is the name for biochemical compounds that consist of one or more chains of small molecules called amino acids?


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Proteins are biochemical compounds that consist of one or more chains of small molecules called amino acids. Amino acids are the monomers of proteins. There are only about 20 different amino acids. The sequence of amino acids in chains and the number of chains in a protein determine the protein’s shape. Shapes may be very complex. You can learn more about the shapes of proteins at this link:.

 Choices:

- lipids

- protons

- hormones

- proteins


A:
proteins