Why Are Nucleotides (And Their Polymers)called Nucleic Acids When They

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Multiple Choice

Why are nucleotides (and their polymers) called nucleic acids when they contain nitrogenous bases?

• A)Acids always win out over a base.
• B)Phosphoric acid groups (becoming phosphates)are much stronger than nitrogen acts as a base.
• C)Nitrogenous base is really a misnomer.
• D)Acids ending in "- ic" are the ionized versions of those molecules ending in "- ate."
• E)There are more acids on the molecule than bases.

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