Which class of biological molecule is generally NOT built as a polymer of repeating monomers?
- A. Proteins
- B. Nucleic acids
- C. Lipids
- D. Carbohydrates
Explanation
Lipids are small molecules, a triglyceride being glycerol plus three fatty acids, and they do not form long repeating chains. Proteins, nucleic acids and polysaccharides are all true polymers assembled from amino acids, nucleotides and monosaccharides respectively.
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