Nucleic Acids and DNA

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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA?

Nucleotides (correct)

Amino acids

Lipids

Monosaccharides

Which of the following is NOT a component of a nucleotide?

Nitrogenous base

Five carbon sugar

Sulfur atom (correct)

Phosphate group

What is the nitrogenous base that complements adenine in DNA?

Guanine

Thiamine (correct)

Cytosine

Urasil

Which nucleic acid is considered the most famous?

DNA Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'deoxy' signify in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)?

Absence of an oxygen on the five carbon sugar Signup and view all the answers

How are the nucleotides stacked onto each other in DNA to form the backbone of the molecule?

Ribosephosphates alternate Signup and view all the answers

Where does the name 'nucleic acid' come from?

From its observation in the nucleus of cells and its acidic properties Signup and view all the answers

What is the most famous nucleic acid mentioned in the text?

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of DNA?

Storing hereditary information Signup and view all the answers

Why is DNA classified as a macro molecule?

Due to its large size made of many atoms Signup and view all the answers

How is the structure of DNA described in the text?

As a double helix with twisted ladder rungs Signup and view all the answers

Approximately how many rungs can a DNA molecule in the human genome have?

Around a hundred million Signup and view all the answers

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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA?

Which of the following is NOT a component of a nucleotide?

What is the nitrogenous base that complements adenine in DNA?

Which nucleic acid is considered the most famous?

What does the term 'deoxy' signify in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)?

How are the nucleotides stacked onto each other in DNA to form the backbone of the molecule?

Where does the name 'nucleic acid' come from?

What is the most famous nucleic acid mentioned in the text?

What is the primary function of DNA?

Why is DNA classified as a macro molecule?

How is the structure of DNA described in the text?

Approximately how many rungs can a DNA molecule in the human genome have?

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