Nucleic Acid

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What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

• Glycerol
• Monosaccharides
• Amino Acids
• Nucleotides

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What are the components of a nucleotide?

• nitrogen base, phosphate group, and pentose sugar
• pentose sugar, purine, and pyrimidine
• nitrogen base and a phosphate group
• DNA, phosphate group, monosaccharide

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Connects monomers to form a polymer

• Dehydration synthesis
• hydrolysis

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The process of removing water in order to form a bond between monomers is called....

• Dehydration Synthesis
• Hydrolysis

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Which of the following elements does a Nucleic Acid have that a Carbohydrate and Lipid do not?

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen
• Nitrogen

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What pentose sugar does DNA use?

• Ribose
• Sucrose
• Amylose
• Deoxyribose

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Guanine is complementary to what other nitrogenous base?

• Cytosine
• Adenine
• Thymine
• Uracil

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Complementary Bases are held together by what type of bond?

• Covalent
• Hydrogen
• Ionic
• Mettalic

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The backbone of DNA is made up of _______ & ________ units. 

• sugar & base
• sugar & phosphate
• base & phosphate
• phosphate & phosphate

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Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine are what?

• Phosphates
• Sugars
• Nucleotides
• Bases

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What is A?

• Phosphate Group

• Pentose Sugar

• Nitrogenous Base

• Adenosine Triphosphate

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When coiled together, DNA looks like a:

• Single Helix
• Double Helix
• Triple Helix
• Broken Ladder

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What is the function of nucleic acids?

• Energy

• Energy Storage

• Building Cell Structures

• Information Storage

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What are 2 types of nucleic acids?

• Fatty Acids and Glycerol

• DNA and RNA

• Amino Acids and Enzymes

• Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides

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What sugar is found in RNA?

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• Glucose

• Galactose