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Question 1

Composed of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and phosphorus, are the largest molecules in the body

Answer 1

Nucleic acids

Question 2

Nucleic acids include two major classes of molecules

Answer 2

-deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
-ribonucleic acid (RNA)

Question 3

The structural units of Nucleic acids are called…

Answer 3

Nucleotides

Question 4

5 major varieties of nitrogen containing bases can contribute to nucleotide structure

Answer 4

-Adenine (A)
-Guanine (G)
-Cytosine (C)
-thymine (T)
-Uracil (U)

Question 5

The secondary structure assumed by 2 strands of DNA, held together throughout their length by hydrogen bonds between bases on opposite sides

Answer 5

Double helix

Question 6

Refers to how a given nitrogenous base of DNA or RNA bonds to another nitrogenous base.

Answer 6

Complementary bases