Nucleic Acid

Question 1

3 types of nucleic acid?

Answer 1

DNA, RNA, ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate)

Question 2

what are nucleic acids composed of?

Answer 2

1) a 5 carbon-ringed sugar (ribose or deoxyribose)
2) a phosphate group
3) a nitrogenous base

Question 3

what are the monomers of nucleic acids?

Answer 3

nucleotides

Question 4

what are the 2 things that make nucleic acids diverse?

Answer 4

nitrogenous bases (A, T, G, C) and diversity of sugars

Question 5

% 30 A = % ? T
% ? G = % ? C

Answer 5

T = 30%
G = 20%, C = 20%

Question 6

functions of nucleic acids? 5 funcs.

Answer 6

• heredity
• instructions for protein synthesis (DNA and RNA)
• intracellular messengers (cAMP)
• coenzymes
• energy carrier mole. (ATP)