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Chapter 2 part 4

Chapter 2 Part 4

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What main elements are nucleic acids made from?  Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus.
What are the building blocks of a nucleic acid? Nucleotide.
What are the three parts of these building blocks (from #10)? 5 carbon sugar, nitrogen base, phosphate group.
What are the five nitrogen bases of nucleic acids? (use full names) adenine(A), guanine(G), cytosin(C), thymine(T) and uracil(U)
Which bases pair with which other bases in nucleic acids? C-G DNA &A-U RNA
Which bases are in DNA? Adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine
Which bases are in RNA? Adenine, uracil, cytosine, and guanine.
Which sugar is in DNA? deoxyribose.
Which sugar is in RNA? Ribose
What is the structure of DNA? Double-stranded
What is the structure of RNA? Single-stranded
The sequence of bases in DNA is the genetic code. What is the function of DNA? Provide instructions for protein synthesis.
What is the function of RNA? Carry out the synthesis of protein.
What does ATP stand for? Stands for adenosine Triphosphate
What is the function of ATP? immediate usable energy for cells.
Where does the energy come from in ATP? 2 high energy bonds in last 2 phosphate groups.
What types of cellular work is ATP used for? Transport work, Mechanism work and Chemical work.
What type of bonds often bind different parts of a molecule (like protein or DNA) into a specific three-dimensional shape? hydrogen bonds.
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