teins and polysaccharides are polymers. These polymers are formed by dehydration synthesis. Which statement correctly identifies a difference in the structure of proteins and polysaccharides?Ask Studybuddy (Login to use)Group of answer choicesOnly polysaccharides are comprised of repeating units of cytosine, adenine, guanine and thymine.Only proteins are formed from amino acids joined by peptide bondsOnly polysaccharides can be folded and twisted to very specific shapesOnly proteins can be large molecules with thousands of subunits
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teins and polysaccharides are polymers. These polymers are formed by dehydration synthesis. Which statement correctly identifies a difference in the structure of proteins and polysaccharides?Ask Studybuddy (Login to use)Group of answer choicesOnly polysaccharides are comprised of repeating units of cytosine, adenine, guanine and thymine.Only proteins are formed from amino acids joined by peptide bondsOnly polysaccharides can be folded and twisted to very specific shapesOnly proteins can be large molecules with thousands of subunits
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The correct statement that identifies a difference in the structure of proteins and polysaccharides is: "Only proteins are formed from amino acids joined by peptide bonds".
Proteins are indeed polymers made up of amino acids joined by peptide bonds. These amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and determine their structure and function.
On the other hand, polysaccharides are polymers made up of simple sugars (monosaccharides) joined together by glycosidic bonds. They do not contain amino acids, nor are they formed by peptide bonds.
The other statements are incorrect. Polysaccharides do not consist of repeating units of cytosine, adenine, guanine, and thymine - these are nucleotides found in DNA and RNA, not polysaccharides. Both proteins and polysaccharides can be large molecules with thousands of subunits. And while proteins can fold into specific shapes, so can some polysaccharides.
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