DNA Nucleic Acid

What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

• Glycerol
• Monosaccharides
• Amino Acids
• Nucleotides

What are the components of a nucleotide?

• nitrogen base, phosphate group, and pentose sugar
• pentose sugar, purine, and pyrimidine
• nitrogen base and a phosphate group
• DNA, phosphate group, monosaccharide

RNA contains the sugar...

• Deoxyribose
• Glucose
• Ribose
• Lipids

Which of the following elements does a Nucleic Acid have that a Carbohydrate and Lipid do not?

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen
• Nitrogen

From the nucleotide on the right, which part is labeled 2?

• Sugar
• Phosphate
• Nitrogenous Base
• Phosphorous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What pentose sugar does DNA use?

• Ribose
• Sucrose
• Amylose
• Deoxyribose

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Guanine is complementary to what other nitrogenous base?

• Cytosine
• Adenine
• Thymine
• Uracil

Complementary Bases are held together by what type of bond?

• Covalent
• Hydrogen
• Ionic
• Mettalic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

If one series of bases reads: TTGACTAGG, then the complementary set of bases would read:

• TTGACTAGG
• AACTGATCC
• AATCGAACTT
• AAGTCATCC

The backbone of DNA is made up of _______ & ________ units. 

• sugar & base
• sugar & phosphate
• base & phosphate
• phosphate & phosphate