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The amino acids are combinations of

ketones and alcohol
organic acid and amines
organic acid and esters
esters and aldehydes

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Answer: The correct answer is: [B]:

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" organic acid and amines " .

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Note: Choice B: "organic acid and amines" ;

is the only answer choice that contains "amines" (hint: amino acid / amine) ; which are "proteins" .

As such; Choice "B" is the only correct answer choice.

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Hope this helps!

Best wishes to you!

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Answer: option B

Step-by-step explanation:

Amino acids have both COOH and NH2 groups.

Example, Glycine -NH2CH2COOH

Hence amino acids are the combination of organic acids and amine.

Amino acids are building blocks of proteins.

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