Question

Nucleic acids are biological polymers that are comprised of nucleotide monomers covalently bonded together. This picture shows two monomer units of a nucleic acid chain. What are the components that make up each nucleotide monomer?



Question 2 options:

A)
A five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base.


B)
A five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and an amino acid.


C)
Glucose, a phosphate group and an amino acid.


D)
Glucose, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base.

Answer 1

a five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base