Nucleic Acids

DNA and RNA are examples of...

• proteins
• nucleic acids
• carbohydrates
• lipids

What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

• Glycerol
• Monosaccharides
• Amino Acids
• Nucleotides

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

RNA contains the sugar...

• Deoxyribose
• Glucose
• Ribose
• Lipids

Which monomer is shown below?

• fatty acid

• amino acid

• nucleotide

• monosaccharide

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What is the difference between DNA and RNA concerning the nitrogenous bases ?

• DNA and RNA have all the same bases

• Only DNA has Adenine and Cytosine

• Only RNA has Guanine

• RNA has Uracil, but DNA has Thymine

What sugar is found in DNA?

• Glucose

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• Fructose

Which of these is true about RNA?

• Has a double helix
• Has a single helix
• Contains thymine

Which is the correct base pairing?

• A-C

• A-T

• A-G

Which is the correct base pairing?

• T-C

• G-T

• G-C