DNA_RNA Vocabulary Quiz

the bonds that are formed between nitrogenous bases, adenine=thymine; cytosine-guanine

• carbon
• covalent
• ionic 
• hydrogen

the building block of a nucleic acid, which consist of a 5-carbon sugar (ribose), a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.

• amino acids
• nucleic acids
• nucleotides
• sugar

the building block of a nucleic acid, which consist of a 5-carbon sugar (ribose), a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.

• amino acids
• nucleic acids
• nucleotides
• sugar

two adjacent nucleotide strands wound into a spiral shape

• Stair case
• double helix
• DNA ladder
• single strand

a five carbon sugar that is found in DNA

• sugar
• ribose
• cellulose
• deoyribose

a structure that carries the genetic material.

• chromosome
• nucleotide
• Genome
• chromatin

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine
• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

• A DNA molecule
• A lipid molecule
• A carbohydrate molecule
• A protein molecule

DNA is a ....

• single stranded molecule
• double stranded molecule
• triple stranded molecule

A phosphate, sugar, & nitrogen base make up a....

• nucleotide
• nucleosome
• nucleic acid