biological molecules nucleic acid Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 2 kinds of nucleic acid
A
dna and rna
2
Q
what is the building block of nucleic acid
A
nucleotide
3
Q
what are the 3 parts of a nucleotide
A
sugar, phosphate and base
4
Q
what is dna made of
A
adeniane and thymine, guanine and cytosine
5
Q
what are rna made of
A
adeniane and uracil, guanine and cytosine
6
Q
dna characteristics
A
double stranded, helix, deoxyribose sugar and in nucleus only
7
Q
what base is dna
A
thymine
8
Q
what base is rna
A
uracil base
9
Q
rna Characteristics
A
single stranded, no helix, ribose sugar and found in nucleus and cyloplasm
10
Q
what does atp stand for
A
adenosine triphosphate
11
Q
what powers the reaction of atp
A
oxygen and glucose
12
Q
what is atp
A
our energy form
