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01.11.2019 •
Biology
Which statement correctly compares nucleic acids and carbohydrates?
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they both contain phosphorus, but only nucleic acids contain hydrogen.
they both contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1: 2: 1 ratio.
they both contain carbon, but only carbohydrates contain oxygen.
they both contain carbon, but only nucleic acids contain phosphorous.
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Ответ:
The correct answer is they both contain carbon but only nucleic acid contain phosphorous.
Explanation:
Carbohydrates are Polyhydroxy aldehydes or Polyhydroxyketones.Carbohydrates are composed of carbon,hydrogen and oxygen.The general formula of carbohydrate is CnH2nOn.
Nucleic acid on the other hand composed of nucleotides that contain nitrogen base ,ribose sugar and phosphate group.
The phosphate group is absent in carbohydrates.
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