Which of the following is a component of nucleotides?

Practice Questions

Q1
Which of the following is a component of nucleotides?
  1. Fatty acids
  2. Amino acids
  3. Nitrogenous bases
  4. Monosaccharides

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following is a component of nucleotides?
  • Step 1: Understand what a nucleotide is. A nucleotide is a basic building block of DNA and RNA.
  • Step 2: Identify the three main parts of a nucleotide: a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.
  • Step 3: Recognize that the nitrogenous base can be adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine (in DNA), or uracil (in RNA).
  • Step 4: Know that the sugar in nucleotides is either deoxyribose (in DNA) or ribose (in RNA).
  • Step 5: Remember that the phosphate group is a molecule that contains phosphorus and oxygen.
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