A long chain of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached, ending in the acidic group -COOH would be a(n)
A) triglyceride.
B) amino acid.
C) fatty acid.
D) nucleic acid.
E) monosaccharide.

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A long chain of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached, ending in the acidic group -COOH is characteristic of a fatty acid. Triglycerides are composed of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule, amino acids contain an amino group (-NH2) and a carboxylic acid group (-COOH), nucleic acids are composed of nucleotides, and monosaccharides are single sugar molecules.

A Long Chain of Carbon Atoms with Hydrogen Atoms Attached