Nucleic Acids

Question 1

A polymer consisting of monomers called

Answer 1

Nucleotides

Question 2

cells contain two types of nucleic acids:

Answer 2

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribbon nucleic acid (RNA)

Question 3

each nucleotide monomer consists of three components

Answer 3

Sugar – ribose in RNA and dioxide ribose in DNA (Center), One phosphate group (Attached to sugars carbon atom), Nitrogenous base (Attached to opposite side of sugar)

Question 4

Nitrogenous base:

Answer 4

adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine she(T), cytosine (C), or Uracil(U)

Question 5

what nitrogenous spaces do DNA contain?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

what nitrogenous bases do RNA contain?

Answer 6

Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G) and Uracil (U)

Question 7

hydrogen bonds between the bases, hold the two strands of nucleotides together:

Answer 7

A with T, C with G

Question 8

is a double helix that symbol a spiral stair

Answer 8

A DNA polymer

Question 9

is usually single stranded

Answer 9

RNA

Question 10

it’s main function is to storage genetic information

Answer 10

DNA

Question 11

One function of this is to enable cells to use the protein and coding information in DNA

Answer 11

RNA

Question 12

Two groups of nitrogenous bases

Answer 12

Pyrimidines and purines

Question 13

Purines

Answer 13

adenine and guanine

Question 14

pyrimidines

Answer 14

cytosine, thymine, and uracil