The building blocks of nucleic acids are
A) amino acids.
B) nucleotides.
C) 5 carbon sugars.
D) fatty acids.
E) ribosomes.

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Nucleic acids are made up of units called nucleotides, which consist of a nitrogenous base, a 5-carbon sugar, and a phosphate group. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, while fatty acids are the building blocks of lipids. Ribosomes are cellular organelles responsible for protein synthesis.

The Building Blocks of Nucleic Acids Are