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

What is the difference between DNA and RNA from the point of view of the nitrogenous bases that are present in their nucleotides?

• In DNA, nucleotides can be made up of A, T, C, G. In RNA, nucleotides can also contain A, C or G; however, instead of T, they contain U.
• Purine and Pyrimidine
• Pyrimidine: Thymine, Cytosine (Urical)
• DNA, RNA

RNA contains the sugar...

• Deoxyribose
• Glucose
• Ribose
• Lipids

Which macromolecule is shown?

• lipid
• protein
• nucleic acid
• carbohydrate

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What are 2 types of nucleic acids?

• Fatty Acids and Glycerol

• DNA and RNA

• Amino Acids and Enzymes

• Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides

Which of the following is NOT part of a nucleotide?

• Nitrogenous Base

• Phosphate Group

• Pentose Sugar

• Fatty Acid

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