Nucleic Acid

An example of a nucleic acid is

• amino acid

• DNA

• sugar

• wax

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What's the monomer of a nucleic acid?

• DNA

• monosaccharides

• nucleotide

• amino acid

What is the function of nucleic acids?

• store energy (long-term)

• store energy (short-term)

• build skin, hair, nails, muscles

• store genetic information

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which macromolecule is shown?

• protein

• carbohydrate

• nucleic acid

• lipid

Nucleic Acids are made of

• CHO

• CHON

• CHONP

• CHONS

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

From the nucleotide on the right, which part is labeled 2?

• Sugar
• Phosphate
• Nitrogenous Base
• Phosphorous

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

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

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

The sugar that is in the backbone of DNA is called

• fructose

• ribose

• glucose

• deoxyribose

What nucleotide base does RNA contain that DNA does not?

• adenine (A)

• cytosine (C)

• uracil (U)

• thymine (T)