Question

amino acid fatty acid
complete the table to compare these structures.
amino acid fatty acid
is a building block of proteins
contains oxyg
has a unique r - group

Explanation:

• Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Each amino acid has a unique R - group. Both amino acids and fatty acids contain oxygen. Fatty acids are building blocks of lipids (not proteins) and do not have R - groups like amino acids.

Answer:

	Amino acid	Fatty acid
Contains oxygen	$\square$ (checked)	$\square$ (checked)
Has a unique R - group	$\square$ (checked)	$\square$ (not checked)