Identify the given nitrogenous base:
1. Thymine 2. Uracil
3. Adenine 4. Guanine
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Identify the amino acid (shown in the molecule given below):
1. Glycine 2. Serine
3. Alanine 4. Methionine
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State whether the given statements are true or false:
Statement I: Palmitic acid has 16 carbons including carboxyl carbon.
Statement II: Arachidonic acid has 20 carbon atoms including the carboxyl carbon.
Statement III: Adenosine, guanosine, thymidine, uridine and cytidine are nucleosides.
Statement IV: Nucleic acids like DNA and RNA consist of nucleotides only.
 
Statement I Statement II Statement III Statement IV
1. T T T T
2. T T F F
3. F F T T
4. F F F F
Subtopic:  Nucleic Acid: Nucleotides | Lipids: Glycerolipids, Phospholipids & Glycerol |
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In a nucleic acid a phosphate moiety links the:
1. 3’-carbon of one sugar of one nucleotide to the 5’-carbon of the sugar of the succeeding nucleotide.
2. 5’-carbon of one sugar of one nucleotide to the 1’-carbon of the sugar of the succeeding nucleotide.
3. 3’-carbon of one sugar of one nucleotide to the 2’-carbon of the sugar of the succeeding nucleotide.
4. 2’-carbon of one sugar of one nucleotide to the 5’-carbon of the sugar of the succeeding nucleotide.
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Nucleotides are building blocks of nucleic acids. Each nucleotide is a composite molecule formed by 

1. base-sugar-phosphate
2. base-sugar-OH
3.
4. sugar-phosphate

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