Question

Two of the four principal classes of organic compounds are proteins and nucleic acids. What is the relationship between proteins and nucleic acids? (1 point)
Responses

Nucleic acids use proteins for energy
Nucleic acids use proteins for energy

Nucleic acids are a subset of proteins
Nucleic acids are a subset of proteins

Proteins are long polymers of nucleic acids
Proteins are long polymers of nucleic acids

Nucleic acids contain the information to make proteins

Answer 1

Nucleic acids contain the information to make proteins.

Explanation: DNA (and RNA) encodes the sequence of amino acids; through transcription and translation, that information is used to synthesize proteins.