Question

unit 2 quiz 1
the diagram shown represents the building block of a large molecule known as a

• carbohydrate
• fatty acid
• protein
• nucleic acid

Explanation:

Carbohydrates are made of simple sugars. Amino - acids are the building blocks of proteins. Nucleic acids are made of nucleotides which have a sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogen - containing base. The diagram shows a nucleotide structure which is the building block of nucleic acids.

Answer:

nucleic acid