2.1.3 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

• Whihc bond of this ATP molecule needs broke in order to release energy?

  Bond A

  
• Which type of nucleic acid is responsible for carrying instructions from the nucleus to a ribosome?

  mRNA
• What type of chemical bond is between adjacent nucelotides?

  Phosphodiester
• DNA and RNA are composed of several nucleotide monomers bonded together . Where does this bond occur between two nucleotides?

  Between the sugar and the phosphate
• What is the function of ATP in living things?

  It provides energy for cells
• What sequence is complimentary to 5’AAGCTCAAGGGTCCG3’?


  3’TTCGAGTTCCCAGGC5’
• The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ?

  Translation
• What makes up a nucleotide?

  • Phosphate groups
  • 5 Carbon Sugar
  • Nitrogenous base
• What are the Purine Bases?

  • Adenine
  • Guanine
• What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

  nucleotides
• What type of nucleic acid is not directly involved in translation during protein synthesis?

  DNA
• What is a key difference between DNA and RNA?

  • DNA Double Stranded , RNA Single Stranded
  • DNA-Deoxyribose , RNA - Ribose
  • DNA always stays in the nucleus , RNA doesnt
• What group does this photo represent?

  Phosphate

  
• What process is this?

  Translation

  
• The enzyme responsible for creating an mRNA Strand during transcription is RNA polymerase
• What is the name of the nitrogenous base that makes up ATP?

  Adenine
• What is a codon?

  It is made up of three nitrogenous bases that code for an amino acid
• What Process is this?

  Transcription

  
• What type of chemical bonds are there betweeen complementary nitrogenous bases?

  Hydrogen bonds
• mRNA would NOT contain which nitrogenous base?

  Thymine
• Which type of nucelic acid is responsible for bringing the complimentary amino acid to the ribosome for translation?

  tRNA
• The process to go from DNA to mRNA is ?

  Transcription