The Building Block of Nucleic Acids is A(n)

Question

The building block of nucleic acids is a(n)
A) glucose molecule.
B) None of the answer choices are correct.
C) nucleotide.
D) glycerol molecule.
E) amino acid.

Accepted Answer

Nucleic acids are composed of repeating nucleotide units. Each nucleotide consists of a five-carbon sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose), a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine/uracil).