
Nucleic Acid
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Science
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9th Grade - University
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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7 Slides • 2 Questions
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Nucleic Acids
The macromolecule of life
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What is a nucleic acid?
A macromolecule that is made up of monomers called nucleotides. Nucleic acids carry genetic information.
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RNA and DNA are examples of nucleic acids
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Open Ended
Why are nucleic acids important?
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Parts of a nucleotide
Phosphate Group
5-Carbon Sugar (Pentose)
Nitrogenous base
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Parts of a nucleotide
Phosphate Group
5-Carbon Sugar
Nitrogenous base
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Nitrogenous Bases
Adenine (A)
Thymine (T) found in DNA
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)
Uracil (U) found in RNA
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Base Pairing
Adenine pairs with Thymine in DNA (A-T).
Adenine pairs with Uracil in RNA (A-U).
Cytosine pairs with Guanine (C-G)
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Multiple Choice
DNA differs from RNA in which way?
DNA is a single strand and RNA is double strand.
DNA has the base Uracil and RNA has the base Thymine.
DNA has the sugar deoxyribose and RNA has the sugar Ribose.
DNA is found in plants only.
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The macromolecule of life
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