Unit 4: Genetics Quiz

What is the macromolecule that holds our genetic material?

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

• Carbohydrates

What are genes?

• Sections of RNA that serve as the blueprint for making lipids

• Sections of DNA that serve as the blueprint for making proteins

• Sections of proteins that serve as the blueprint for making carbohydrates

• Sections of lipids that serve as the blueprint for making nucleic acids

What are the two types of nucleic acids?

• DNA and RNA

• RNA and ATP

• DNA and ATP

• RNA and Lipids

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Ribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribose acid

• Ribonucleic base

What does RNA stand for?

• Ribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Ribose acid

• Nucleic ribose acid

What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

• Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen base

• Protein, Lipid, Carbohydrate

• Enzyme, Substrate, Product

• Acid, Base, Salt

Which sugar is found in DNA?

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• Glucose

• Fructose

Which nitrogen base is found only in RNA?

• Thymine

• Uracil

• Adenine

• Guanine

Which nitrogen base is found only in DNA?

• Uracil

• Thymine

• Cytosine

• Guanine

What is the structure of DNA often compared to?

• A twisted ladder

• A straight line

• A circular loop

• A flat sheet