Nucleic Acids (Unit 1)

Question 1

Nucliec Acids

Answer 1

Assembly Instructions for all proteins in a living organism. Polymer made of nucleotides

Question 2

Types of Nucleic Acid

Answer 2

DNA and RNA

Question 3

DNA

Answer 3

Stores genetic hereditary information for all living thins. Encodes AA sequences for proteins

Question 4

RNA

Answer 4

Participates in synthesis of reactions and is genetic hereditary molecule for viruses

Question 5

Nucleotide parts

Answer 5

Nitrogenous base (rings of C and N), Sugar (5 carbon ring sugar), Phosphate group. Phosphate connects to sugar at 5C, Nitrogenous base connects to sugar at 1C

Question 6

Backbone of nucleic acid molecule

Answer 6

Sugar and phosphate

Question 7

DNA and RNA

Answer 7

Polymers of nucleotides held together by phosphodiester bonds (condensation reaction between hydroxyl on sugar and hydroxyl of phosphate)

Question 8

DNA Nucleotides contain

Answer 8

phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar, and nitrogenous bases thymine, adenine, guanine, and cytosine

Question 9

DNA is double or single stranded?

Answer 9

Double, and antiparallel. H bonds form between bases of opposite strands

Question 10

Adenine bonds with?

Answer 10

Thymine. 2H bonds

Question 11

Cytosine bonds with?

Answer 11

Guanine. 3H bonds

Question 12

RNA nucleotides contain

Answer 12

phosphate group, ribose sugar, and bases adenine, guanine, cytosine and uracil

Question 13

RNA is single or double stranded?

Answer 13

single

Question 14

Structures of RNA

Answer 14

mRNA - short linear chains

tRNA - cloverleaf formation

Question 15

Other functions of nucleotides

Answer 15

ATP and GTP to transport chemical energy from one reaction to another