WGU BIOCHEMISTRY C785 MODULE 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
DNA and RNA are --ANSWER--nucleic acids and polymers, which
means they are made up of many smaller units (monomers) connected
together, much like a string of pearls.
The monomers of nucleic acids are known as nucleotides. Each
nucleotide includes a nitrogen-containing base, a five-carbon sugar or
pentose (pente means "five" in Greek), and one or more phosphates.
The monomers of nucleic acids(DNA and RNA) are known as --
ANSWER--nucleotides =
cytosine, guanine, thymine, adenine (DNA)
(RNA)
cytosine, guanine, adenine, uracil
DNA --ANSWER---nucleic acid
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,-polymer
-made up of phosphate, deoxyribose sugar and purine base
-purine base of DNA= adenine,guanine, cytosine, thymine
RNA --ANSWER---nucleic acid
-polymer
-made up of phosphate, ribose sugar and purine base
-purine base of RNA= adenine,guanine, cytosine, uracil
single stranded
The DNA the double helix is made up of --ANSWER--a two strand
which isantiparallel, which means they have opposite 5' and 3'
orientations, similar to a two-way street in which traffic is oriented in
opposite directions.
DNA replication --ANSWER--is semi conservated
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, Central dogma of molecular biology --ANSWER--DNA -> RNA ->
Protein
a portion of the DNA, a gene, is transcribed to produce a
complementary strand of RNA; then the RNA is translated into
protein .
-The understanding that DNA is used to make RNA and RNA is used
to make protein
Polymer --ANSWER--A long molecule consisting of many similar or
identical monomers linked together.
ex nucleic acids (dna rna)
Nucleotides
KEY CONCEPTS --ANSWER---Nucleic acids are polymers of
nucleotides.
A nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar, and one
or more phosphate groups.
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
DNA and RNA are --ANSWER--nucleic acids and polymers, which
means they are made up of many smaller units (monomers) connected
together, much like a string of pearls.
The monomers of nucleic acids are known as nucleotides. Each
nucleotide includes a nitrogen-containing base, a five-carbon sugar or
pentose (pente means "five" in Greek), and one or more phosphates.
The monomers of nucleic acids(DNA and RNA) are known as --
ANSWER--nucleotides =
cytosine, guanine, thymine, adenine (DNA)
(RNA)
cytosine, guanine, adenine, uracil
DNA --ANSWER---nucleic acid
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,-polymer
-made up of phosphate, deoxyribose sugar and purine base
-purine base of DNA= adenine,guanine, cytosine, thymine
RNA --ANSWER---nucleic acid
-polymer
-made up of phosphate, ribose sugar and purine base
-purine base of RNA= adenine,guanine, cytosine, uracil
single stranded
The DNA the double helix is made up of --ANSWER--a two strand
which isantiparallel, which means they have opposite 5' and 3'
orientations, similar to a two-way street in which traffic is oriented in
opposite directions.
DNA replication --ANSWER--is semi conservated
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, Central dogma of molecular biology --ANSWER--DNA -> RNA ->
Protein
a portion of the DNA, a gene, is transcribed to produce a
complementary strand of RNA; then the RNA is translated into
protein .
-The understanding that DNA is used to make RNA and RNA is used
to make protein
Polymer --ANSWER--A long molecule consisting of many similar or
identical monomers linked together.
ex nucleic acids (dna rna)
Nucleotides
KEY CONCEPTS --ANSWER---Nucleic acids are polymers of
nucleotides.
A nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar, and one
or more phosphate groups.
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