An Amino Acid is to a Protein as a ________

Question

An amino acid is to a protein as a ________ is to a nucleic acid.
A) purine
B) nucleotide
C) protein
D) proton
E) neutron

Accepted Answer

Just as amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Therefore, the correct choice is B - nucleotide.