NUCLEOTIDES

Question 1

______________

• Are unbranched polymers composed of repeating patterns called __________.
• 2 kinds of nucleic acids found in cells:
_______________and _____________

Answer 1

NUCLEIC ACIDS

• Are unbranched polymers composed of repeating patterns called nucleotides.
• 2 kinds of nucleic acids found in cells:
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) and Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Question 2

_____ stores genetic information of an organism.

• has million nucleotides
• is contained in the chromosomes of nucleus, each chromosome having a different type.
• number of chromosomes differ from species to species
• humans - 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)
• ## individual chromosome composed of many genes

Answer 2

DNA stores genetic information of an organism.

• has million nucleotides
• is contained in the chromosomes of nucleus, each chromosome having a different type.
• number of chromosomes differ from species to species
• humans - 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)
• ## individual chromosome composed of many genes

Question 3

___________ translates this genetic information into synthesis of proteins.

Answer 3

RNA translates this genetic information into synthesis of proteins.

Question 4

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

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Nucleotide monomers of DNA and RNA
consists of:

Answer 5

a) Nitrogen-containing base
b) Sugar (monosaccharide)
c) Phosphate group