Nucleic Acids

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

5-carbon sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base (adenine, thymine, quanine, cytosine, uracil)

Question 2

Purines

Answer 2

Adenine and guanine have a double-ring structure

Question 3

Pyrimidines

Answer 3

Thymine, cytosine, and uracil have a single-ring structure

Question 4

Nitrogenous Base Pairings

Answer 4

Adenine pairs with thymine via two hydrogen bonds. Guanine pairs cytosine via three hydrogen bonds