Biology

Julie Harvey

6 November, 01:02

Which statements explain the primary difference between the structure of a nucleic acid and the structure of a protein?

a. A nucleic acid has alternating base pairs. A protein has alternating peptides.

b. A nucleic acid is held together by the sugarphosphate complex. A protein is held together by the carbon carbon bonds.

c. Nitrogen bases form the backbone of a nucleic acid. Peptides form the backbone of a protein.

d. Nucleotides link together to form a nucleic acid. Amino acids link together to form a protein.