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Nucleic Acids

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the monomer of nucleic acid called?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

ribose

d)

nucleotide

2.

What are the components of a nucleotide?

a)

glucose, phosphate group, a nitrogenous base

b)

5-C sugar, phosphate group, a nitrogenous base

c)

carboxylic acid, phosphate group, lipid

d)

ribose, phosphate group, amino acid

3.

In RNA, what is the base pair of the nitrogenous base adenine?

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

4.

In DNA, what is the base pair of the nitrogenous base guanine?

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

5.

How many nucleotide bases occur in nucleic acid?

a)

four

b)

five

c)

six

d)

infinite

6.

Where can DNA be found?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

7.

Which of the following is the correct base pairing?

a)

A-C, G-T

b)

G-A, T-C

c)

C-T, G-A

d)

A-T, G-C

8.

What is the PRIMARY function of nucleic acids?

a)

store energy (long-term)

b)

store genetic information

c)

build skin, hair, nails, muscles

d)

store energy (short-term)

9.

Which of the following elements does a nucleic acid have that carbohydrate and lipid do not?

a)

carbon

b)

hydrogen

c)

nitrogen

d)

oxygen

10.

Which is the correct sequence in protein synthesis?

a)

replication, transcription

b)

translation, replication

c)

translation, transcription

d)

transcription, translation