MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
(SSET)
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
BIO 111- BIOMOLECULES AND CELLS @2019
TUTORIAL SHEET 6-NUCLEIC ACIDS
1. State the two different groups of sugars found in a nucleic acid structure.
2. What are purines and pyrimidines?
3. State and draw the five different bases that are found in nucleic acids.
4. Illustrate the condensation process involved in the synthesis of a nucleotide.
5. Explain the difference between a nucleoside and a nucleotide.
6. What is the significance of nucleotides in a chromosome?
8. Illustrate how a DNA molecule is built up with the nucleotides and phosphates.
9. Discuss the structure of DNA and RNA and explain the difference in structure and function
between DNA and RNA.
10. What is meant by the phrases “antiparallel strands” and “complementary bases”?
11. Explain the importance of nucleic acids in living body systems.