1.3 - Organic Compounds: Nucleic Acids

Question 1

Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP)

Answer 1

A low energy nucleotide containing adenine, a ribose sugar, and two phosphate molecules

Question 2

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

Answer 2

A high energy nucleotide containing adenine, a ribose sugar, and three phosphate molecules used to store or transfer energy in the body

Question 3

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Answer 3

A deoxyribose-containing nucleotide that stores genetic information

Question 4

Nucleotide

Answer 4

One of a class of organic compounds composed of a pentose sugar, a phosphate molecule and a base

Question 5

Phosphorylation

Answer 5

The chemical addition of a phosphate group to an organic compound

Question 6

Purine

Answer 6

A nitrogenous base with a double ring structure (adenine, guanine)

Question 7

Pyrimidine

Answer 7

A nitrogenous base with a single ring structure (cytosine, thymine, uracil)

Question 8

Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

Answer 8

A ribose-containing nucleotide that helps to transfer genetic information to the production of a protein