9th Grade DNA Quiz

______________ are large molecules made of smaller repeating _______________.

• monomers, polymers

• polymers, monomers

The monomers of nucleic acids are ______________

• sugars/monosaccharides

• amino acids

• nucleotides

Genetic information is stored in

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

RNA is and example of _______________________

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

What does DNA stand for?

• Double nitrogen argon

• Dioxide nickel acid

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Does not apply

How many types of nucleotides are there in DNA?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Which of the following is not a letter that represents a nucleotide in DNA?

• A

• C

• T

• G

• R

Three letters of DNA nucleotides make up a word called a _____.

• Codon

• Chromosome

• Nucleus

• Cell

What is another name for the nucleotides in DNA?

• Chromosomes

• Bases

• Genes

• Backbone

Phosphate and deoxyribose make up what part of DNA?

• Chromosomes

• Bases

• Genes

• Backbone