Question

____________ are cellular macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosphorous.

a.fatty acids
b.nucleic acids
c.simple sugars
d.complex carbohydrates

Answer 1

B. Nucleic Acids
Only Nucleic Acids contain phosphorus

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B, Nucleic acid.

Step-by-step explanation:

A nucleic acid is made of chain of structural repeating units called nucleotide. Each nucleotide consists of nitrogen atom attached to a pentose ( five carbon) sugar which is further attached to a phosphate group. A sugar is nothing but a macro molecule that is made up of carbohydrates consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Thus, it can be said that a nucleic acid is made up of

a) Carbon,

b) Nitrogen,

c) Hydrogen

d) Oxygen and

e) Phosphorus