ELS Q2 QUIZ 2 (NUN NOTES) Flashcards
A cells characteristics are determined by the type of _____ produced
proteins
protein’s functions is determined by
genetics
this is the most important of all because the carbohydrates we give are energy
proteins
various functions of proteins
catalyst, storage, transport, regulation, movement
what the body cannot make so we need to intake it
essential proteins
our bodies can produce the amino acids, even if we do not get it from the food we eat
non essential proteins
what structure of amino acids is the most functional
quaternary structure
accurate describing the chemical makeup of DNA and RNA
Albrecht Kossel
received the Nobel prize award for the discover of DNA structure (3D, double helix)
James D. Watson and Francis Crick
first to discover the double helix structure of DNA, X-ray diffraction
Rosalind Franklin
stores genetic information
nucleic acids
monomer of nucleic acids
nucleotides
3 parts of nucleotides
phosphate group pentose sugar, nitrogenous bases
kinds of pentose sugar
DNA or RNA
nitrogenous bases are divided into
purines and pyrimidines
Nitrogenous bases
adenine thymine cytosine guanine uracil
usually double ringed nitrogenous base
purine
purines
adenine, guanine
single ring nitrogenous base
pyrimidine
pyrimidines
cytosine, thymine, uracil
DNA base partners
cytosine and guanine, adenine and thymine
RNA base partners
cytosine and guanine, adenine and uracil
backbone of DNA
phosphate group
where is DNA found
nucleus