Nucleic Acids

Which of the following is a MONOMER:

• Nucleic Acid
• Nucleotide
• Polysaccharide
• Phospholipid

Which of the following elements does a Nucleic Acid have that a Carbohydrate and Lipid do not?

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen
• Nitrogen

If a cell has 20% Adenine in it, what % of Cytosine must it have?

• 10%
• 20%
• 30%
• 80%

When coiled together, DNA looks like a:

• Single Helix
• Double Helix
• Triple Helix
• Broken Ladder

What is the function of nucleic acids?

• Stores energy
• Stores genetic information
• Movement
• Physical structure

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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 sugar is found in DNA?

• Glucose

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• Fructose

What kind of bond holds the two strands of DNA together?

• Hydrogen bonds
• Ionic bonds
• Polar bonds
• Covalent bonds

RNA is usually

• Single stranded

• Double stranded

• Triple stranded

• All of these

What is used by cells for energy?

• DNA

• ATP

• RNA

• ADP