Amino acids are the building blocks for ____.

A) proteins
B) steroids
C) lipids
D) nucleic acids
E) carbohydrates

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group.

Building Blocks

Fundamental components or elements from which something larger is constructed, such as amino acids are for proteins.

Proteins

Large biomolecules or macromolecules consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues, crucial for biological processes.