Nucleic Acids - Structure and Function 2

Question 1

nucleotides containing deoxyribose are called _____________ and are found in DNA

Answer 1

deoxyribonucleotides

Question 2

nucleotides containing ribose are called

Answer 2

ribonucleotides

Question 3

True or False: both DNA and RNA contain nucleotides with adenine, guanine, and cytosine but differ as RNA contains uracil and DNA contains thymine

Answer 3

True

Question 4

uracil-containing attached to ribose

Answer 4

uridine

Question 5

uracil-containing attached to deoxyribose

Answer 5

deoxyuridine

Question 6

thymine-containing attached to ribose

Answer 6

ribothymidine

Question 7

thymine-containing attached to deoxyribose

Answer 7

thymidine

Question 8

cytosine-containing attached to ribose

Answer 8

cytidine

Question 9

cytosine-containing attached to deoxyribose

Answer 9

deoxycytidine

Question 10

guanine-containing attached to ribose

Answer 10

guanosine

Question 11

guanine-containing attached to deoxyribose

Answer 11

deoxyguanosine

Question 12

adenine-containing attached to ribose

Answer 12

adenosine

Question 13

adenine-containing attached to deoxyribose

Answer 13

deoxyadenosine

Question 14

the least common bases attached to sugar are

Answer 14

deoxyuridine and ribothymidine

Question 15

the addition of one or more phosphates to a nucleoside makes a

Answer 15

nucleotide

Question 16

nucleotides are often referred to as _______________- due to the addition of one or more phosphates

Answer 16

nucleoside phosphates

Question 17

most common and best known cellular energy source

Answer 17

ATP

Question 18

energy source for protein synthesis and metabolic reactions

Answer 18

GTP

Question 19

building block for making glycocen

Answer 19

UDP and glucose

Question 20

similarly linked to several different molecular building blocks important for glycerophospholipid synthesis

Answer 20

CDP