Why are nucleic acids important for organisms?
a. they are stored as fat cells in animals and serve as protection and warmth.
b. they store the hereditary information that makes organisms unique.
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c. they exist in 20 different types that form the building blocks of proteins, necessary for life.
d. they form peptide bonds to create very long chains called polypeptides which store energy

B

Explanation: Because DNA is the blueprint for life, it is also what makes up the organisms color, as an example, blue eyes or green eyes possibly inherited from one of your parents, or parent.

fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

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