Nucleic Acids & the Origin of Life - Nucleic Acids Are Informational Macromolecules

Question 1

What is the purpose of nucleic acids?

Answer 1

storage, transmission, & use of genetic information

Question 2

The two nucleic acids

Answer 2

DNA & RNA

Question 3

What is the monomer of nucleic acids? What does it consist of?

Answer 3

nucleotides with a pentose sugar, nitrogenous base, & phosphate group

Question 4

What type of reaction occurs when RNA grows?

Answer 4

condensation reaction

Question 5

Adenine and Guanine are called what?

Answer 5

purines

Question 6

Cytosine, Thymine, & Uracil are called what?

Answer 6

pyrimidines

Question 7

Describe the process of DNA to RNA to polypeptide

Answer 7

DNA replication, transcription, translation

Question 8

The complete set of DNA in an organism

Answer 8

genome

Question 9

sequences of DNA that are transcribed into RNA

Answer 9

genes

Question 10

After DNA replicates, how many strands form and what are they called?

Answer 10

Two; parental strand & new strand

Question 11

What is the role of ATP? GTP? cAMP?

Answer 11

energy transfer in biochemical reactions; energy source in protein synthesis; hormone action

Question 12

What is one role of nucleotides?

Answer 12

synthesize & breakdown carbs & lipids