Nucleic Acid Structure and Function

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) 

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• fatty acids
• polysaccharides

The sequence of nucleotides in a DNA molecule codes for

• proteins

• carbohydrates

• fatty acids
• polysaccharides

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which biomolecules are responsible for storing and transmitting genetic information?

• proteins

• nucleic acids

• lipids

• carbohydrates

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are the 3 components (parts) of a nucleotide?

• phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

• phosphate, sugar and a hydrogenated base

• nitrogen, phosphate and potassium

• amino acid, hydrogen bonds and nitrogenous bases

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Name this structure

• double helix
• nucelotide
• twisted ladder
• hydrogen bond

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What are the 4 nitrogenous bases found in DNA?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose