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Nucleic Acids Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the monomers of nucleic acids?

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

monosaccharides

d)

nucleotides

2.

True or False: Both RNA and DNA have a glucose sugar.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: The nucloetides for both RNA and DNA have phosphate groups.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following are components of a DNA nucleotide (check all that apply).

a)

deoxyribose

b)

glucose

c)

nitrogenous base

d)

phosphate group

e)

ribose

5.

How many nitrogenous bases are there in nucleic acids?

(a)  

6.

What are the main functions of nucleic acids?

a)

store and transmit energy

b)

store and transmit genetic information

c)

store and transmit nutrients

d)

store and transmit waste

7.

Which of the following are polymers of nucleic acids?

a)

starch, cellulose, and glycogen

b)

triglycerides and phospholipids

c)

enzymes and hormones

d)

DNA, RNA, and ATP

8.

What is the main function of RNA?

a)

protein synthesis

b)

long term energy

c)

energy storage

d)

insulation

9.

How many types of RNA are there?

(a)  

10.

Which of the following are types of RNA? (check all that apply)

a)

sRNA (storage)

b)

tRNA (transfer)

c)

mRNA (messenger)

d)

eRNA (energy)

e)

rRNA (ribosomal)

11.

Which of the following make up the parts of a nucleotide?(check all that apply)

a)

pentose sugar

b)

phophate group

c)

nitrogenous base

d)

glucose

e)

amino acids

12.

True or False: RNA is double stranded.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the name of the sugar in RNA?

a)

deoyribose

b)

glucose

c)

ribose

d)

maltose

14.

In DNA, adenine will always pair with ________________ and cytosine will always pair with __________________.

a)

thymine, guanine

b)

thymine, uracil

c)

guanine, uracil

d)

guanine, thymine

15.

True or False: DNA is a single helix molecule.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In the above picture of a nucloetide, what does the rectangle represent?

a)

the nitrogenous base

b)

the sugar

c)

the phosphate group

d)

the genetic information