Nucleic Acids

Question 1

Nucleic Acids

Answer 1

organic molecules which were first found in the nucleus, but they are present throughout the cell. They are huge molecules made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus.

Question 2

Two types of Nucleic acid

Answer 2

DNA

RNA (m,r,t)

Question 3

Nucleotide

Answer 3

The basic unit of the nucleic acid molecule

Question 4

Nucleotide smaller units (3)

Answer 4

Phosphate
sugar (Deoxyribose or ribose)
base

Question 5

Nucleic Acid

Answer 5

Is a polymer (complex molecule), formed by a chain of repeating units called nucleotides.

Question 6

DNA Structure

Answer 6

Double helix
phosphate
sugar (deoxyribose)
base

Question 7

DNA nucleotide bases (4)

Answer 7

Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)

Weak Hydrogen bonds hold together base pairs.

Question 8

RNA Structure

Answer 8

only one strand
Phosphate
sugar (ribose)
base

Question 9

RNA nucleotides bases

Answer 9

Adenine (A)
Uracil (U) replaces Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)

Question 10

Three types of RNA, which play a role in protein synthesis

Answer 10

mRNA
rRNA
tRNA