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2.1.3 Nucleotides Flashcards

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1
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DNA and RNA are both examples of…

A

Nucleic acids

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2
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Name the monomer that makes up nucleic acids.

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Nucleotides

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3
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Name the three parts of a nucleotide.

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  • Phosphate group
  • Pentose sugar
  • Nitrogenous base
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4
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Which type of pentose sugar is found in RNA?

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Ribose

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5
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What is the difference between ribose and deoxyribose?

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Ribose has an extra oxygen atom

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6
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Which type of pentose sugar is found in DNA?

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Deoxyribose

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7
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Name the four nitrogenous bases in DNA.

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Adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine

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8
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Name the four nitrogenous bases in RNA.

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Adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil

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9
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Does this structure show a purine or a pyrimidine?

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Purine

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10
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Does this structure show a purine or a pyrimidine?

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Pyrimidine

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11
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Which bases are purines?

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Adenine and guanine

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12
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Which bases are pyrimidines?

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Cytosine, thymine and uracil

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13
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Which type of bond links together two or more nucleotides in a chain?

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Phosphodiester bond

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14
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Which type of reaction occurs when a phosphodiester bond is formed?

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Condensation reaction

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15
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How many phosphate groups are in ATP?

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Three

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16
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Which type of pentose sugar is found in ATP and ADP?

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Ribose

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17
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Which type of nitrogenous base is found in ATP and ADP?

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Adenine (a purine)

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18
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How many phosphate groups are in ADP?

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Two

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19
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What is the main difference between the structure of ATP and ADP?

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  • ATP contains three phosphate groups
  • ADP contains two phosphate groups
20
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Describe how ADP is formed.

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  • A high energy phosphate bond breaks in ATP
  • 7.6 kCal is released
  • ATP is converted into ADP
21
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In a DNA strand, is the 5’ (prime) end the phosphate end or the deoxyribose end?

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Phosphate end

22
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Which type of bond occurs between base pairs in DNA?

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Hydrogen bonds

23
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Describe the shape of a DNA molecule.

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Double helix

24
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Which base forms a complementary base pair with adenine?

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Thymine in DNA

Uracil in RNA

25
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Which base forms a complementary base pair with cytosine?

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Guanine

26
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Name the enzyme that ‘unzips’ the DNA double helix during DNA replication.

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DNA helicase

27
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How does DNA helicase ‘unzip’ the DNA double helix during DNA replication?

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Breaking hydrogen bonds between the base pairs

28
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Name the enzyme that catalyses condensation reactions between adjacent nucleotides during DNA replication.

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DNA polymerase

29
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In which direction can nucleotides be synthesised?

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5’ to 3’ (5 prime to 3 prime)

(From the phosphate end to the deoxyribose end)

30
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Why is DNA replication described as semi-conservative?

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The new DNA molecule is made up of:
- One strand that is conserved from the original DNA molecule
- One strand that is formed from free nucleotides

31
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Why is the genetic code described as being universal?

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In almost all living organisms, the same triplet code codes for the same amino acid

32
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The base sequence is read in groups of…

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3

33
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How many different DNA triplets (or RNA codons) are there in the genetic code?

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64

34
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The genetic code is described as ‘degenerate’. Why is this?

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Most amino acids are coded for by more than one codon (triplet code)

35
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A base deletion is an example of which type of mutation?

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A frameshift mutation

36
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Name the molecule that is made during transcription.

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mRNA

37
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Why doesn’t DNA travel from the nucleus to the ribosome for protein synthesis?

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DNA is too large to leave the nucleus

38
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What happens during transcription?

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DNA is transcribed (copied) and a molecule of mRNA is produced

39
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Where does transcription occur?

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In the nucleus

40
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Describe the process of transcription in protein synthesis.

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  • Free activated RNA nucleotides pair up via hydrogen bonds with their complementary base pairs on the exposed DNA strand
  • Sugar phosphate groups are bonded together with phosphodiester bonds by the enzyme RNA polymerase
  • When the gene has been transcribed, hydrogen bonds between DNA and RNA break
  • mRNA leaves the nucleus through pores in the nuclear envelope
41
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What happens during translation?

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mRNA is translated and an amino acid sequence is produced.

42
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What is tRNA?

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Free nucleotides in the cytoplasm that contain a region where an amino acid can attach

43
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What is an anticodon on tRNA?

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A triplet of unpaired bases

44
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Describe the process of translation in protein synthesis.

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  1. mRNA attaches to the ribosomes
  2. Free tRNA molecules bind with specific amino acids
  3. Anticodons (on the tRNA) bind with complementary codons (on the mRNA)
  4. A peptide bond is formed between the amino acids
  5. This continues until a stop codon is reached
45
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Which type of bond occurs between amino acids in a polypeptide chain?

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Peptide bond

46
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Which amino acid is always carried by the first tRNA?

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Methionine

47
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What is the triplet code of the ‘start codon’?

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AUG

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