NUCLEOTIDES and NUCLEIC ACID

Question 1

Are unbranched polymers composed
of repeating patterns called
nucleotides.

Answer 1

NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question 2

• A monosaccharide + a base +
phosphate
• A ribonucleotide contains t h e
monosaccharide ribose.
• A deoxyribonucleotide
contains the monosaccharide 2-
deoxyribose.

Answer 2

N u c l e o t i d e

Question 3

2 kinds of nucleic acids found in cells:

Answer 3

Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Question 4

stores genetic information of an organism.

Answer 4

DNA

Question 5

translates the genetic information into synthesis of protein

Answer 5

RNA

Question 6

translates this genetic information into synthesis of protein

Answer 6

RNA

Question 7

DNA has ______ nucleotides while RNA has _____ nucleotides

Answer 7

DNA has million nucleotides while RNA has thousand nucleotides

Question 8

How many chromosomes are in the human?

Answer 8

46 chromosomes (23 pairs)

Question 9

a portion of the DNA molecule responsible for
the synthesis of a single protein

Answer 9

Gene

Question 10

Nucleotide monomers of DNA and RNA
c o n s i s t s of:

Answer 10

-Nitrogen-containing base
-Sugar (monosaccharide)
-Phosphate group

Question 11

Nucleotide monomers of DNA and RNA
c o n s i s t s of:

Answer 11

-Nitrogen-containing base
-Sugar (monosaccharide)
-Phosphate group

Question 12

True or false

All bases are basic because
they are heterocyclic aromatic
amines.

Answer 12

True