Chap 4 Nucleid Acids

Question 1

Nucleotide

Answer 1

The monomer that makes up Nucleic tide

Question 2

Nucleic tide

Answer 2

Nucleotide consists of pentose sugar

Question 3

Nucleic acids

Answer 3

Are specialized for storage, transmission, and use for genetic information

Question 4

RNA

Answer 4

Ribonucleic acid

Question 5

DNA

Answer 5

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 6

Difference between rna and dna

Answer 6

RNA provides a readable genetic language
DNA provides Long term genetic information storage

Question 7

Nucleic acids are informational macros

Answer 7

RNA contains sugar ribosomes
DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose

Question 8

Nucleic acids are informational macros pt 2

Answer 8

The base of Nucleic acids take one of two chemicals form

Pyrimidine
Purine

Question 9

Nucleic acids are informational macros pt3

Answer 9

Nucleictides are linked by phosphodiester bonds

Question 10

More info on rna

Answer 10

RNA is single stranded
RNA has uracil instead of thymine

Question 11

More info on dna

Answer 11

DNA two strands form a double helix
DNA can reproduce itself

Question 12

Transcription

Answer 12

DNA sequences are copied into rna

Question 13

Translation

Answer 13

RNA sequences specifies the sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide

Question 14

Transcription+translation

Answer 14

Transcription+translation= gene expression

Question 15

Other roles for Nucleic acids

Answer 15

ATP= energy transfer in biochemical
GTP= energy source in protein synthesis
Camp= essential to the action of hormones and transmission of information