All of the statements about the classification of these amino acids are correct EXCEPT:

Aspartic acid and asparagine are acidic amino acids.

Alanine and valine are neutral, nonpolar amino acids.

Serine and glutamine are polar, uncharged amino acids.

Lysine and arginine are basic amino acids.

Tyrosine and phenylalanine are aromatic amino acids.

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Amino acids and peptide bonds: classification questions

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1The amino and carboxyl groups of amino acids react in a head-to-tail fashion, eliminating water, and forming a covalent ______________linkage typically referred to as a(n) ______________bond.
1. Aester, aromatic
2. Banhydride, phosphoanhydride
3. Camide, peptide
2All of the statements about the classification of these amino acids are correct EXCEPT:
1. AAspartic acid and asparagine are acidic amino acids.
2. BAlanine and valine are neutral, nonpolar amino acids.
3. CSerine and glutamine are polar, uncharged amino acids.
4. DLysine and arginine are basic amino acids.
5. ETyrosine and phenylalanine are aromatic amino acids.