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Which statement best describes the components of nucleic acids?

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They are made up of chains of amino acids.
They are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only.
They are made up almost entirely of carbon and hydrogen.
They are made up of nitrogen bases, sugars, and phosphates.

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The answer is D(the last one)

Nucleic acids are made up of nucleotides which are composed if nitrogenous bases, sugars(mostly ribose and deoxyribose) and phosphate groups.
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