2B-Nucleic Acids

Question 1

A nucleotide is

Answer 1

a monomer of nucleic acid

Question 2

A nucleotide is made of

Answer 2

1 or more phosphate group(s), a 5 carbon sugar, and a nitrogen containing base.

Question 3

What is a nitrogen-containg base

Answer 3

DNA-A,T G,C
RNA-A,C,G,U

Question 4

Where does RNA live?

Answer 4

goes into nucleus and out into the cytoplasm to meet ribosomes

Question 5

Where does DNA live?

Answer 5

Only in the nucleus

Question 6

RNA’s phosphate sugar is

Answer 6

a ribose phosphate sugar

Question 7

DNA’s phosphate sugar is

Answer 7

a deoxyribose sugar phosphate

Question 8

Nucleotides can only be added to the

Answer 8

3’ (prime) end

Question 9

nucleiotides join together via a

Answer 9

hydrolic bond (creating water)

Question 9

what is mRNA

Answer 9

Messanger RNA

Question 9

What is tRNA

Answer 9

transfer RNA

Question 10

what is rRNA

Answer 10

ribosomal RNA

Question 11

What is a gene?

Answer 11

A certain code/ sequence in a DNA strand