AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Nucleic acids, macromolecules made out of units called nucleotides, come in two naturally occurring varieties: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).

Detailed explanation-2: -Nucleic Acids are macromolecules formed when long chains of molecules called nucleotides join together. Both deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are important because they contain the genetic material and hereditary information of a cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Macromolecules are essentially polymers. The long chains of molecular sub-units are called Monomers. Carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids occur as long polymers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Basics They are actually made up of chains of base pairs of nucleic acids stretching from as few as three to millions. When those pairs combine in super long chains (DNA), they make a shape called a double helix. The double helix shape is like a twisty ladder.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nucleotides are joined together to form nucleic acids through the phosphate group of one nucleotide connecting in an ester linkage to the OH group on the third carbon atom of the sugar unit of a second nucleotide.