A carbon skeleton is covalently bonded to both an amino group and a carboxyl group

54) A carbon skeleton is covalently bonded to both an amino group and a carboxyl group. Whenplaced in water itA) would function only as an acid because of the carboxyl group.B) would function only as a base because of the amino group.C) would function as neither an acid nor a base.D) would function as both an acid and a base.E) is impossible to determine how it would function.