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(D) Proteins are complex macromolecules formed by the polymerization of amino acids. Amino acids are the basic structural units or monomers of protein

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Amino acids

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(D) Proteins are complex macromolecules formed by the polymerization of amino acids. Amino acids are the basic structural units or monomers of proteins. These amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds to form long polypeptide chains,which fold into specific three-dimensional structures to function as proteins. Therefore,the correct answer is amino acids.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$A$. Collagen	$I$. Enzyme
$B$. $\text{GLUT}-4$	$II$. Most abundant enzyme in biosphere
$C$. Trypsin	$III$. Most abundant protein in animal world
$D$. RuBisCO	$IV$. Enables glucose transport into cells

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