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Nucleic Acid Structure and Function Practice

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12 questions
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Label the diagram above

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Nitrogenous base
C
Phosphate group
A
Ribose
D
Hydrogen bond
E
Deoxyribose
B
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Looking at the diagram above what is the molecule on the left called?

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

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

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Which of the following forms two hydrogen bonds?

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Which of the following forms three hydrogen bonds

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

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

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

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