Lecture #3: Nucleic Acids
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Multiple Choice
What is the major purpose of DNA?
To store and transmit genetic information.
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Multiple Choice
What is the major purpose of RNA?
To help create proteins in the cell.
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Multiple Select
What elements are found in nucleic acids?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Hydrogen
Phosphorus
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Multiple Choice
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine
DNA and RNA
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Multiple Select
What are the polymers of nucleic acids?
Amino Acids
DNA
Nucleotides
RNA
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Labelling
Label the diagram of a nucleotide monomer.
Pentose Sugar
Amino Acid
DNA
Nitrogen Base
RNA
Phosphate
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Categorize
Uracil
Cytosine
Adenine
Guanine
Thymine
Match the Nucleotide to the Correct Column
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Match
What nitrogen bases bond between DNA and RNA?
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Uracil
Cytosine
Guanine
Adenine
Uracil
Cytosine
Guanine
Adenine
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Multiple Choice
What determines protein structure?
The sequence of nucleotides on DNA.
The protein chain's amino acid sequence.
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Match
Which nitrogen bases bond with each other in DNA?
Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
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Multiple Choice
What is the sugar phosphate backbone and how is it formed?
The sugar phosphate backbone holds together nucleotides.
Formed by condensation reactions.
The sugar phosphate backbone is a component of proteins.
Formed by condensation reaction.
The backbone is formed by hydrogen bonds between nucleotides.
Formed by hydrolysis reactions.
The sugar phosphate backbone is made of only sugar molecules.
Formed by hydrolysis reactions.
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Multiple Select
What are 3 main differences between DNA and RNA?
DNA has thymine while RNA has uracil.
DNA has a deoxyribose sugar and RNA has a ribose sugar
DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded
DNA has uracil while RNA has thymine.
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Match
Match the type of RNA to the function.
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
take copies of the DNA code to ribosomes
The ribosome, which makes proteins
Carries amino acids to the ribosome
take copies of the DNA code to ribosomes
The ribosome, which makes proteins
Carries amino acids to the ribosome
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Multiple Choice
Why is complementary base pairing important?
It prevents mutations in RNA
It allows for faster cell division through mitosis.
It delivers a copy of the DNA strand without damaging it.
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Multiple Choice
What do scientists mean when they say the genetic code is universal?
The genetic code varies significantly between different species. Each genetic code means different things in different organisms.
The genetic code is a recent discovery unique to humans. Other species do not have DNA.
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