DNA Functions, features and structures

Question 1

Sugar phosphate backbone

Answer 1

Provides strength/stability to the molecule

Question 2

Long molecule

Answer 2

Can store lots of information

Question 3

Helical

Answer 3

Compact

Question 4

Sequence of bases

Answer 4

Codes for amino acid sequence

Question 5

Double standed

Answer 5

Both strands can act like templates during DNA replication

Question 6

Complementary to base pairings

Answer 6

Replication is very accurate

Question 7

Many H bonds between strands

Answer 7

Provides strength/stability to the molecule

Question 8

Relatively weak H bonds

Answer 8

Allow strands to separate for replication for protein synthesis

Question 9

Function of DNA

Answer 9

Stores genetic information
Allows protein synthesis to take place
Can pass genetic information from cell to cell or generation to generation.

Question 10

What is the structure of DNA

Answer 10

Double helix
2 anti parallel polynucleotide strands
Sugar phosphate as a backbone
Complementary base pairing in the middle

Question 11

What are the monomers of DNA

Answer 11

Nucleotides

Question 12

What are the 2 nucleic acids

Answer 12

Deoxyribose nucleic acid
Ribonucleic acid