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Nucleic Acid Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
DNA and RNA are examples of...
a)
proteins
b)
nucleic acids
c)
carbohydrates
d)
lipids
2.
What is the function of nucleic acids?
a)
Stores energy
b)
Stores genetic information
c)
Movement
d)
Physical structure
3.
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
a)
Glycerol
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Nucleotides
4.
Which macromolecule is this?
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
5.
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
6.
RNA contains the sugar...
a)
Deoxyribose
b)
Glucose
c)
Ribose
d)
Lipids
7.
Which macromolecule is shown?
a)
lipid
b)
protein
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrate
8.

What are nucleic acids made up of?

a)

nucleotide monomers

b)

hydrochloride monomers

9.

Nucleic Acids are...?

a)

RNA

b)

bacteria

c)

DNA

d)

blood cells

10.

What is the function of nucleic acids?

a)

Energy

b)

Energy Storage

c)

Building Cell Structures

d)

Information Storage

11.

Genetic diseases can be passed from one generation to the next. How are these diseases inherited?

a)

through genes

b)

through proteins

c)

randomly

d)

through infections

12.

Consists of 3 smaller molecules; a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen base.

a)

monosaccharide

b)

glycerol

c)

amino acid

d)

nucleotide

13.

_____ contains the genetic instructions for the correct sequence of amino acids in proteins.

a)

DNA

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbs

d)

None of the above

14.

Which of the following is part of a nucleotide?

a)

phosphate group

b)

sugar

c)

nitrogen base

d)

carboxyll group

15.

Cytosine always bonds with guanine.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is it?

(a)