SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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Nucleic acids are subunits of proteins
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Rating: FALSE. The subunits of nucleic acids are nucleotides. The subunits of polysaccharides are monosaccharides.
Detailed explanation-2: -A nucleotide is a subunit of DNA or RNA that consists of a nitrogenous base (A, G, T, or C in DNA; A, G, U, or C in RNA), a phosphate molecule, and a sugar molecule (deoxyribose in DNA, and ribose in RNA).
Detailed explanation-3: -A nucleotide is the basic building block of nucleic acids (RNA and DNA). A nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule (either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) attached to a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base.
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