Chapter 6 - Nucleic Acids

Question 1

Nucleic Acids

Answer 1

-located in the nucleus; an area for genetic material
-hereditary determinants of living organisms
-elemental composition - CHONP
-NA are polymers that have nucleotide residue

Question 2

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Answer 2

DNA
-genetic material
-info about proteins - amino acids
-requires: sugar (5C, ribose, pentose), Nitrogen base, Phosphate Group
-requires “CHONP”

Question 3

Nucleotide

Answer 3

sugar, N base pair, and phosphate G - DNA, RNA

Question 4

Nucleoside

Answer 4

sugar and nitrogen base pair

Question 5

Deoxyribose

Answer 5

-w/o oxygen
-N and T, no U
-double helix

Question 6

Ribose

Answer 6

-w/ O
-N and U, no T
-single strand

Question 7

4 Nitrogen Bases

Answer 7

Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine
OR for RNA, Adenine, Guanine, Uracil, Cytosine

Question 8

Purine

Answer 8

A,G - 2 ring structure

Question 9

Pyrimidin

Answer 9

T,C,U - 1 ring structure

Question 10

Genes

Answer 10

Stretch of DNA that carries code of protein production

Question 11

Chromosome

Answer 11

46, 1-22 : somatic cells, can make synthesized everything except sex

Question 12

Central Dogma

Answer 12

process to synthesize AAs from DNA
-replicate DNA
-Transcription into RNA
-Translation into AA

Question 13

RNA

Answer 13

ribosomal: a place for translation
messenger: copy of DNA
transfer: convert RNA to AA, transfer and link polypeptide

Question 14

A always goes with…

Answer 14

T/U

Question 15

G always goes with…

Answer 15

C