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A chain of more than ten amino acids is called a:

APolynucleotide
BPolyphosphate
CPolypeptide
DPolysaccharide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Polypeptide
1. Two amino acids make a dipeptide. 2. Three make a tripeptide, and so on. 3. Past ten the chain is called a polypeptide. _Source: syllabus Chemistry Part 2, Unit 10 'Biomolecules'_
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