Question

If this molecule were broken down, would it provide all of the elements needed to assemble lipids, nucleic acids, or proteins?

Answer 1

Answer:

"it provides all the elements for lipids".

Explanation:

The elements of glucose are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Hence, if the molecule glucose were broken down, those elements are released. The elements of lipids are the same as glucose. But sometimes lipids contain sulfur and phosphorous. In proteins there is nitrogen as element other than carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Nucleic acids also have carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus as elements. Hence, glucose molecule cannot provide all the elements for proteins and nucleic acids but can provide elements for most of lipids.