Nucleic Acids

An example of a nucleic acid is

• amino acid

• DNA

• sugar

• wax

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

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

• Sugar
• Phosphate
• Nitrogenous Base
• Phosphorous

The backbones of DNA are 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

What is the shape of DNA?

• Double Hyperbola

• Paraolic

• Double Helix

• Linear

Which base is ONLY found in DNA?

• Cytosine

• Guanine

• Thymine

• Adenine