Item BF005008: The subunits that proteins are made up of are amino acids.
Proteins are made up of which of the following subunits?
- Fatty acids
- Amino acids
- Simple sugars
- Carbon dioxide
| Answer Choice | Overall | Grades | Gender | Primary Language | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 11137 | 6–8 n = 6863 | 9–12 n = 4237 | Male n = 5403 | Female n = 5534 | English n = 9939 | Other n = 933 | |
| A. | 16% | 17% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 
| B. | 55% | 47% | 69% | 56% | 55% | 56% | 47% | 
| C. | 20% | 25% | 12% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 22% | 
| D. | 9% | 12% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 16% | 

