WorksheetsNucleic Acids
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
DNA and RNA are examples of...
a)
proteins
b)
nucleic acids
c)
carbohydrates
d)
lipids
2.
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
a)
Glycerol
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Nucleotides
3.
What are the components of a nucleotide?
a)
nitrogen base, phosphate group, and pentose sugar
b)
pentose sugar, purine, and pyrimidine
c)
nitrogen base and a phosphate group
d)
DNA, phosphate group, monosaccharide
4.
What is the difference between DNA and RNA from the point of view of the nitrogenous bases that are present in their nucleotides?
a)
In DNA, nucleotides can be made up of A, T, C, G. In RNA, nucleotides can also contain A, C or G; however, instead of T, they contain U.
b)
Purine and Pyrimidine
c)
Pyrimidine: Thymine, Cytosine (Urical)
d)
DNA, RNA
5.
RNA contains the sugar...
a)
Deoxyribose
b)
Glucose
c)
Ribose
d)
Lipids
6.
Which macromolecule is shown?
a)
lipid
b)
protein
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrate
7.
What are 2 types of nucleic acids?
a)
Fatty Acids and Glycerol
b)
DNA and RNA
c)
Amino Acids and Enzymes
d)
Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides
8.
Which of the following is NOT part of a nucleotide?
a)
Nitrogenous Base
b)
Phosphate Group
c)
Pentose Sugar
d)
Fatty Acid
9.
What sugar is found in DNA?
a)
Glucose
b)
Ribose
c)
Deoxyribose
d)
Fructose
10.
Which of these is true about RNA?
a)
Has a double helix
b)
Has a single helix
c)
Contains thymine
11.
Which is the correct pairing?
a)
A-C
b)
A-T
c)
A-G
12.
Which is the correct pairing?
a)
T-C
b)
G-T
c)
G-C
13.
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine are what?
a)
Phosphates
b)
Sugars
c)
Nucleotides
d)
Bases
14.
What kind of bond holds the two strands of DNA together?
a)
Hydrogen bonds
b)
Ionic bonds
c)
Polar bonds
d)
Covalent bonds
15.
What is the shape of DNA?
a)
Double Hyperbola
b)
Paraolic
c)
Double Helix
d)
Linear
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