genetics

Question 1

what does DNA make up?

Answer 1

chromosomes

Question 2

what is a monomer of DNA called?

Answer 2

nucleotide

Question 3

what are deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid?

Answer 3

polymers made of respecting nucleotides

Question 4

what sugars are found in DNA and RNA?

Answer 4

DNA = deoxyribose
RNA = ribose

Question 5

what is the shape of sugar?

Answer 5

pentagon (5 sides)

Question 6

what is the shape of the base?

Answer 6

rectangle

Question 7

what is the shape of the phosphate?

Answer 7

circle

Question 8

how do nucleotides join together?

Answer 8

condensation reaction (water is taken away)

Question 9

what are the bases of DNA?

Answer 9

A + T
G + C

Question 10

what do hydrogen bonds do in DNA?

Answer 10

allows bonds to unzip themselves for protein synthesis and cell division

Question 11

what are the RNA bases?

Answer 11

A + U
G + C

Question 12

give 4 features of RNA structure?

Answer 12

single stranded
linear molecule
contains ribose sugar
generally smaller

Question 13

give 4 functions of DNA?

Answer 13

carries the code to make proteins
produces an identical molecule of itself
enables organisms to make copies of themselves
contains genes

Question 14

give 3 functions of RNA?

Answer 14

role in protein synthesis
controls and enables gene expression
makes single-stranded copy of DNA’s genetic code in nucleus