Question

Examine the structural formula below. Which of the following biomolecules is best represented by this formula? A. nucleic acid B. lipid C. carbohydrate D. protein
Answer is nucleic acid

Answer 1

Answer:

it is lipid

Explanation:

Answer 2

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Answer:

Option A – Nucleic acid is the correct answer.

Explanation:

• Natural chemical substances called nucleic acids are the main information-transporting molecules in organisms.

• They have a role in protein synthesis.

• Polynucleotides, or long, chain-like molecules made of several, virtually identical nucleotides, are what make up nucleic acids.

• Each nucleotide is made up of a pentose (five-carbon) sugar connected to a phosphate group, which is then bonded to an aromatic base with nitrogen.

• The image given, depicts the structure of a nucleic acid.

• The lipid structure consists of a glycerol backbone, two hydrophobic fatty acid tails, and a phosphate group (hydrophilic). Carbohydrates and protein structure also doesn’t have this type of structure.

Therefore, the image given is of nucleic acid structure and hence, option A is the correct answer.

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