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Nucleic Acid Structure and Function Practice

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Question 1
1.

Label the diagram above

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Nitrogenous base
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C
Ribose
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A
Deoxyribose
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D
Hydrogen bond
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E
Phosphate group
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B
Question 2
2.

Looking at the diagram above what is the molecule on the left called?

Question 3
3.

Looking at the diagram above what is the molecule on the right called?

Question 4
4.

Categorize the following under DNA, RNA, or both.

  • Is a nucleic acid
  • It a polymer
  • The types are mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA
  • Is double stranded
  • It can be found in the nucleus
  • Is single stranded
  • Is made up of monomers
  • Is made up of nucleotides
  • Contains phosphate groups, sugars, and nitrogenous bases
  • Has the nitrogenous base G
  • Has the nitrogenous base A
  • Has the nitrogenous base T
  • Has the nitrogenous base U
  • Has the nitrogenous base C
  • Contains the sugar deoxyribose
  • Contains the sugar ribose
  • DNA
  • RNA
  • Both DNA and RNA
Question 5
5.

What are the attractions between the strands of DNA that keep the two strands connected?

Question 6
6.

Which of the following forms two hydrogen bonds?

Question 7
7.

Which of the following forms three hydrogen bonds

Question 8
8.

Which of the following are complementary to each other (attracted to each other)?

Question 9
9.

If one strand of DNA is TGCCAGTTAAGTCAGT what would the complementary strand be? (don't put any spaces in between your bases)

Question 10
10.

Categorize the following into DNA, RNA, or both.

  • Leaves the nucleus to go into the cytoplasm or rough ER to be read by a ribosome
  • Is genetic material
  • Contains the instructions for how to make all of the proteins in a cell (not just one set of instructions)
  • A type of this molecule contains the instructions for how to make one specific protein
  • Is a copy of one gene
  • Tells the cell how to make proteins
  • DNA
  • RNA
  • Both DNA and RNA
Question 11
11.

What are the monomers that are put together to make a protein?

Question 12
12.

What are the bonds in between the monomers of a protein called?