ch 3 part 5 reviews

Question 1

Nucleic Acids

Answer 1

information storage

Question 2

2 types of nucleic acids in living organisms

Answer 2

dna , rna

Question 3

DNA :

Answer 3

(deoxyribonucleic acid)
Contains all the information needed to create life’s diversity
Structure is relatively simple
Double-stranded helix
Complementary base pairing

Question 4

in DNA Complementary base pairing will :

Answer 4

Provides a way for DNA to be replicated

Question 5

RNA

Answer 5

(ribonucleic acid)
Another type of nucleic acid
Involved in protein synthesis

Question 6

nucleic acid Made up of monomers/building blocks called ________________

Answer 6

nucleotides

Question 7

Each nucleotide consists of:

Answer 7

-sugar
-phosphate
-nitrogenous base

Question 8

The nitrogenous bases in DNA

Answer 8

adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C).

Question 9

The nitrogenous bases in RNA

Answer 9

with one exception: adenine (A), guanine (G), uracil (U), and cytosine (C

Question 10

sugar in DNA ______________and _____________ in RNA

Answer 10

Ribose in RNA
deoxyribose in DNA

Question 11

Nucleotides are connected by :

Answer 11

phosphodiester

Question 12

Which carbons of the sugar are involved in the phosphodiester bond?

Answer 12

3’ carbon atom of one sugar molecule and the 5’ carbon atom of another

Question 13

DNA chracteristic :

Answer 13

double helix held together by complimentary base-pairing between bases

Question 14

complementary sequense in DNA :

Answer 14

3,5=5,3
C=G
G=C
A=T
T=A

Question 15

complementary sequense in RNA :

Answer 15

5,3=3,5
A=U
U=A
A=U
C=G
G=C
T=A