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Approximately 32 different monomeric carbohydrate subunits are found in various natural polysaccharides. Proteins are composed of 20 different amino acids. DNA and RNA are each synthesized from four nucleotides.
-Which class of biological polymer has the greatest functional variety?
A) polysaccharides
B) proteins
C) DNA
D) RNA

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Proteins are composed of 20 different amino acids, which allows for a much greater functional diversity compared to the relatively limited number of monomeric carbohydrate subunits found in polysaccharides, or the four nucleotides found in DNA and RNA.

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