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Carbohydrates & Nucleic Acids

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY


Which of the following is a function of carbohydrates?

a)

Used for storage of energy

b)

May be broken down during cellular respiration

c)

Provide structure in some organisms

d)

Catalyze reactions in the cell

2.

TRUE OR FALSE:


A disaccharide is formed when an ionic bond known as a glycosidic linkage forms between two saccharide monomers.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Beta glucose monomers are more stable than alpha glucose monomers because the alternating hydroxyl (OH) groups are able to form __________ with each other.

a)

Covalent Bonds

b)

Hydrogen Bonds

c)

Ionic Bonds

d)

Van der Waals Interactions

4.

Glycogen is a carbohydrate polymer used for storage in...

a)

plants.

b)

animals.

5.

TRUE OR FALSE:


Animals cannot break down cellulose because we only have the enzyme to hydrolyze alpha glucose, and cellulose is composed of beta glucose monomers.

a)

Ture

b)

False

6.

Which of the following is NOT a component of a nucleotide?

a)

Pentose Sugar

b)

Phosphate Group

c)

Sulfhydryl Group

d)

Nitrogen Base

7.

Which is NOT a nitrogen base found in RNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Guanine

e)

Uracil

8.

Which is NOT a difference between DNA and RNA?

a)

RNA contains ribose sugar while DNA has deoxyribose.

b)

RNA contains Uracil and DNA does not.

c)

RNA is double stranded while DNA is single stranded.

d)

All are differences between DNA and RNA.

9.

DNA has this charge due to the Phosphate groups in its backbone.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

It depends on the environment.

10.

Nitrogen base pairs in complementary strands of DNA are held together by...

a)

Ionic Bonds

b)

Polar Covalent Bonds

c)

Hydrogen Bonds

d)

Nonpolar Covalent Bonds