Nucleic Acids: /44
1. Why are Nucleic acids referred to as Informational Macromolecules? (2)
2. What macromolecule is represented by the letters DNA ad RNA? (2)
3. What does RNA do? (2)
4. Are RNA and DNA polymers? If so, what kind? (2)
5. Compare the pentose found in RNA and DNA. (2)
6. What are the five (5) types of organic bases found in nucleic acids? Draw each, and indicate the letter symbol for each.
(15)
7. Compare the Nucleotides found in DNA and RNA. (1)
8. What is a STRAND? (1)
9. How does RNA form into a helix? Is it single or double stranded? (2)
10. How does DNA form into a helix? Is it single or double stranded? (2)
11. What is the rule for base pairing in a DNA molecule? (2)
12. What are the end groups found on all DNA molecules? (2)
13. What does the term antiparallel mean? (1)
14. What other molecules use nucleotides? (2)
15. According to the theory of evolution, what would you expect to find if you examined the DNA of closely related
organisms? Why? (2)
16. How do researches produce Hybrid DNA molecules? (2)
17. How does heating the Hybrid DNA molecules indicate how similar or dissimilar two organisms are? (2)
Nucleic Acids: /44
1. Why are Nucleic acids referred to as Informational Macromolecules? (2)
2. What macromolecule is represented by the letters DNA ad RNA? (2)
3. What does RNA do? (2)
4. Are RNA and DNA polymers? If so, what kind? (2)
5. Compare the pentose found in RNA and DNA. (2)
6. What are the five (5) types of organic bases found in nucleic acids? Draw each, and indicate the letter symbol for each.
(15)
7. Compare the Nucleotides found in DNA and RNA. (1)
8. What is a STRAND? (1)
9. How does RNA form into a helix? Is it single or double stranded? (2)
10. How does DNA form into a helix? Is it single or double stranded? (2)
11. What is the rule for base pairing in a DNA molecule? (2)
12. What are the end groups found on all DNA molecules? (2)
13. What does the term antiparallel mean? (1)
14. What other molecules use nucleotides? (2)
15. According to the theory of evolution, what would you expect to find if you examined the DNA of closely related
organisms? Why? (2)
16. How do researches produce Hybrid DNA molecules? (2)
17. How does heating the Hybrid DNA molecules indicate how similar or dissimilar two organisms are? (2)
Nucleic Acids: /44
1. Why are Nucleic acids referred to as Informational Macromolecules? (2)
2. What macromolecule is represented by the letters DNA ad RNA? (2)
3. What does RNA do? (2)
4. Are RNA and DNA polymers? If so, what kind? (2)
5. Compare the pentose found in RNA and DNA. (2)
6. What are the five (5) types of organic bases found in nucleic acids? Draw each, and indicate the letter symbol for each.
(15)
7. Compare the Nucleotides found in DNA and RNA. (1)
8. What is a STRAND? (1)
9. How does RNA form into a helix? Is it single or double stranded? (2)
10. How does DNA form into a helix? Is it single or double stranded? (2)
11. What is the rule for base pairing in a DNA molecule? (2)
12. What are the end groups found on all DNA molecules? (2)
13. What does the term antiparallel mean? (1)
14. What other molecules use nucleotides? (2)
15. According to the theory of evolution, what would you expect to find if you examined the DNA of closely related
organisms? Why? (2)
16. How do researches produce Hybrid DNA molecules? (2)
17. How does heating the Hybrid DNA molecules indicate how similar or dissimilar two organisms are? (2)