Nucleic Acids

DNA and RNA are examples of which macromolecule?

• proteins
• nucleic acids
• carbohydrates
• lipids

What is the function of nucleic acids?

• Stores energy
• Stores and transmits genetic information

• Movement
• Physical structure

What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

• Glycerol
• Monosaccharides
• Amino Acids
• Nucleotides

Which macromolecule is this?

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• protein
• nucleic acid

What are the components of a nucleotide?

• nitrogen base, phosphate group, and sugar

• sugar, purine, and pyrimidine

• nitrogen base and a phosphate group
• DNA, phosphate group, monosaccharide

RNA contains the sugar...

• Deoxyribose
• Glucose
• Ribose
• Lipids

What is the name of the monomer in the picture?

• monosaccharide

• nucleotide

• amino acid

• fatty acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

The two strands making up the DNA double helix molecule

• contain ribose and deoxyribose in opposite strands.
• are held together by hydrogen bonds.
• are attached through a phosphate to hold the strands together.
• contain uracil but not thymine.

Which of the following elements make up nucleic acids?

• C, H, O
• C, H, O, N
• C, H, O, N, P
• C, H, O, Ca, S

Which of the following is a difference between DNA and RNA?

• DNA is found in the cell while RNA is found in the brain

• DNA is double stranded while RNA is single stranded

• DNA contains Ribose sugar while RNA contains Sucrose sugar

• DNA and RNA are the exact same