chapt 6

Question 1

dna is a nucleotide that is present in all living cells and that contains the info that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live

Answer 1

dna

Question 2

a compound consisting of a nucleotide linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.

Answer 2

nucleotides

Question 3

ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins, although in some viruses RNA rather than DNA carries the genetic information.

Answer 3

rna

Question 4

a minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins, found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells. They bind messenger RNA and transfer RNA to synthesize polypeptides and proteins.

Answer 4

ribosome

Question 5

the action or process of mutating.

Answer 5

mutation