Nucleic Acids | Biology | Quiz

The information for protein synthesis is stored in:

amino acids

fats

glucose

nucleic acids
How many nucleotide bases occur in a nucleic acid:

five

four

infinite

six
The repeating units in both DNA and RNA are called:

amino acids

hydrogen bonds

nucleic acids

nucleotides
The sugar that is in the backbone of DNA is called:

deltaglucose

deoxyribose

fructose

ribose
The sugar that is in the backbone of RNA is called:

deoxyribose

fructose

ribose

sucrose
Nucleotide bases pair in DNA through:

hydrogen bonds between complementary bases

none of the choices

polar covalent bonds between complementary bases

sugar bonds between complementary bases
What is the true structure of DNA?

a double helix

a molecule

a strand

a stranded molecule
What nucleotide base does RNA contain that DNA does not:

adenine (A)

cytosine (C)

thymine (T)

uracil (U)
The RNA molecule is a:

double helix

double-stranded molecule

none of the choices

single-stranded molecule
What unique ability does DNA have because it is double-stranded?

it serves as genetic material in all viruses

it can move around the cells

it can serve as a template for its own copying

none of the choices