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Naming Nucleosides and Nucleotides quiz

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  • Which nucleotide is found in DNA?
    Thymidine
  • What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?
    A nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and a phosphate group.
  • Which molecule is not a component of a nucleotide?
    Amino acid
  • What chemical components make up a nucleotide?
    Nitrogenous base, sugar, phosphate
  • What is the difference between a ribonucleotide and a deoxyribonucleotide?
    A ribonucleotide contains ribose sugar, while a deoxyribonucleotide contains deoxyribose sugar.
  • What are the 3 parts that make up a nucleotide?
    A nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.
  • What are the components of nucleotides?
    Nitrogenous base, sugar, phosphate group
  • Which is an example of a nucleotide? A) Adenosine B) Cytidine C) Guanosine D) Thymidine monophosphate
    D) Thymidine monophosphate
  • Which nucleotide could be found in RNA?
    Uridine monophosphate
  • Which molecule is not part of a nucleotide?
    Protein
  • What are the three parts of all nucleotides?
    A nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.
  • Which molecule is not a component of nucleotides?
    Lipid
  • What is the difference between a nucleotide and a nucleoside?
    A nucleoside consists of a nitrogenous base and a sugar, while a nucleotide also includes a phosphate group.
  • Which molecule is not a component of nucleotides?
    Fatty acid
  • Which molecule is not part of the structure of nucleotides?
    Amino acid
  • What are the parts that make up a nucleotide?
    A nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.
  • Which of these is a nucleotide? A) Adenosine B) Cytidine C) Guanosine D) Adenosine monophosphate
    D) Adenosine monophosphate
  • Which molecule is not part of a nucleotide in a DNA molecule?
    Uracil
  • What type of bond attaches the phosphate of one nucleotide to the sugar of another nucleotide?
    A phosphodiester bond.
  • What is the difference between a nucleoside and a nucleotide?
    A nucleoside consists of a nitrogenous base and a sugar, while a nucleotide also includes a phosphate group.
  • Which nucleotide is different in RNA compared to DNA? A) Adenine B) Guanine C) Cytosine D) Uracil
    D) Uracil
  • Which molecule is not present in a nucleotide?
    Protein
  • Which is not a component of a nucleotide? A) Nitrogenous base B) Sugar C) Phosphate group D) Amino acid
    D) Amino acid
  • Which nucleoside has the largest molecular weight? A) Adenosine B) Cytidine C) Guanosine D) Thymidine
    C) Guanosine
  • What type of bond connects one nucleotide to the next nucleotide?
    A phosphodiester bond.
  • Which molecule is not a nucleotide?
    Guanosine
  • What components do nucleotides contain?
    They contain a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group
  • Which of these is not part of a nucleotide in a DNA molecule? A) Deoxyribose sugar B) Phosphate group C) Thymine D) Uracil
    D) Uracil
  • What is the only nucleotide that can bond with adenine in DNA?
    Thymine.
  • How many nucleotides make up a codon?
    Three nucleotides.