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What portion of the molecule in model 1 is responsible for the phospho- part of the structure?

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Attached is the image to which model 1 refers to. I found the exercise on the internet.

The phospho part of the the structure is the one with the phosphate group (
PO_(4)³⁻): one atom of phosphorous (P) with four atoms of oxygen (O) attached. It has various functions depending on which biological molecule is present.
What portion of the molecule in model 1 is responsible for the phospho- part of the-example-1
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