Question

bio - 201 topic 1: anatomy, physiology, homeostasis, and the chemistry of life
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the building blocks of nucleic acids are ____.
nitrogenous bases
amino acids
ions
fatty acids
sugars

Explanation:

Nucleic acids like DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides. Nucleotides consist of a nitrogen - containing base, a sugar, and a phosphate group. Nitrogenous bases are part of nucleotides but not the whole building block. Amino acids are building blocks of proteins, ions are charged particles, fatty acids are part of lipids, and sugars alone are not the building blocks of nucleic acids.

Answer:

None of the above options are correct. The building blocks of nucleic acids are nucleotides.