The monomers of nucleic acids, ____________, have the same structure as ATP except for the two extra phosphate groups on the end of ATP molecules.

Question

a
fatty acids
b
monosaccharides
c
amino acids
d
nucleotides

Answer 1

The correct answer is d - nucleotides.

Nucleotides are the monomers of nucleic acids and consist of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is a nucleotide with three phosphate groups, while the basic structure of a nucleotide typically has only one phosphate group.