Nucleic Acid

Which of the following elements does a nucleic acid have that carbohydrate and lipid do not?

• carbon

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• oxygen

In RNA, what is the base pair of the nitrogenous base adenine?

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil

In DNA, what is the base pair of the nitrogenous base guanine?

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil

Where can DNA be found?

• cytoplasm

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleus

• ribosome

Complementary Bases are held together by what type of bond?

• Covalent

• Hydrogen

• Ionic

• Mettalic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is A?

• Phosphate Group

• Pentose Sugar

• Nitrogenous Base

• Adenosine Triphosphate

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

Which of the following is a purine?

• Cytosine

• Thymine

• Adenine

RNA contains the sugar...

• Deoxyribose

• Glucose

• Ribose

• Lipids

If one series of bases reads: TTGACTAGG, then the complementary set of bases would read:

• TTGACTAGG

• AACTGATCC

• AATCGAACTT

• AAGTCATCC