Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1292216239
ISBN 13: 978-1-29221-623-2

Chapter 2 - Basic Chemistry - Review Questions - Page 85: 5

Answer

Glucose is to starch as b. a nucleotide is to a nucleic acid. c. an amino acid is to a protein.

Work Step by Step

Glucose, a monosaccharide is primary and essential for the building of starch, a polysaccharide. This can be related to how a nucleotide and an amino acid form the primary building block for a nucleic acid and a protein respectively.
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