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multiple - choice question which is the only macromolecule to contain p…

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multiple - choice question
which is the only macromolecule to contain phosphorus atoms?
lipids
amino acids
carbohydrates
nucleic acids
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Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Lipids mainly consist of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (some may have other elements but not a defining presence of phosphorus). Amino acids (building blocks of proteins) have carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen (and sometimes sulfur). Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Nucleic acids (like DNA and RNA) have a phosphate group which contains phosphorus.

Answer:

Nucleic Acids