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Biomolecules Part 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
b)
Deoglyceride Nucleic Acid
c)
Diglyceride Nucleic Acid
d)
Disaccharide Nucleic Acid
2.
The "blueprint" for ALL living things is carried via...
a)
Nucleic acids
b)
Chains of monosaccharides
c)
Polypeptides in the nucleus
d)
Fatty acids
3.
What molecule is shown?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Polypeptide
d)
Polysaccharide
4.
Guanine, adenine, cytosine, and thymine are all ______ found in DNA.
a)
nitrogenous bases
b)
carbon glycerides
c)
sugar bases
d)
saccharides
5.
What are the two categories of bases?
a)
Purines and pyrimidines
b)
Purines and cytosines
c)
Riboses and pyrimidines
d)
Riboses and cytosines
6.
What base is only found in RNA?
a)
Uracil
b)
Adenine
c)
Thymine
d)
Guanine
7.
The order of the monomers matters most in...
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Nucleic acids
c)
Lipids
d)
Polysaccharides
8.
What happens if we change the order of the bases in a creature's DNA?
a)
We change that creature's genome
b)
The creature is not affected
c)
The DNA will change shape and won't function as an enzyme
d)
Energy is stored
9.
A strand of RNA goes, "AAAAAAAAAA" - what is the only base in this RNA strand?
a)
Amino
b)
Adenine
c)
Aguanine
d)
It's incorrect, as uracil is the ONLY base in RNA
10.
Who is likely to have the same genome?
a)
Mother and daughter
b)
Unfertilized egg and that same egg, later, when its fertilized
c)
Identical twins
d)
Viruses and bacteria
11.
What is the purpose of the sugar phosphate backbone?
a)
It's structural, holding the bases in place
b)
The order of the phosphates determines the blueprint for life
c)
It stores extra carbon for energy usage later
d)
It protects the DNA from viral strikes
12.
What is the sugar in RNA?
a)
Ribose
b)
Deoxyribose
c)
Glucose
d)
Ructose