Nucleic Acids

Which of the following is the correct base pairing?

• A-C, G-T

• G-A, T-C

• C-T, G-A

• A-T, G-C

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

• carbon

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• oxygen

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

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil

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

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil

DNA and RNA are examples of which macromolecule?

• proteins

• nucleic acids

• carbohydrates

• lipids

Which of the following elements make up nucleic acids?

• C, H, O

• C, H, O, N

• C, H, O, N, P

• C, H, O, Ca, S

Which macromolecule is this?

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the name of the monomer in the picture?

• monosaccharide

• nucleotide

• amino acid

• fatty acid

The two strands making up the DNA double helix molecule

• contain ribose and deoxyribose in opposite strands.

• are held together by hydrogen bonds.

• are attached through a phosphate to hold the strands together.

• contain uracil but not thymine.

Which of the following is a difference between DNA and RNA?

• DNA is found in the cell while RNA is found in the brain

• DNA is double stranded while RNA is single stranded

• DNA contains Ribose sugar while RNA contains Sucrose sugar

• DNA and RNA are the exact same