Alberts Molecular Biology of Cell - Chapter 1 Questions with
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Study of structure, function, and behaviour of cells - correct answersCell Biology
All living cells store hereditary info in form of double stranded molecules of... - correct answersDNA
Made up of nucleotides - correct answersDNA
Consists of sugar (deoxyribose), phosphate molecule with nitrogen containing side group or base -
correct answersNucleotides
...are of four types: Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine - correct answersBases
...binds only to thymine or uracil - correct answersAdenine
...binds only to cytosine - correct answersGuanine
Each sugar linked to another via...creating polymer chain - correct answersPhosphate group
Bonds between bases on diff strands - correct answersHydrogen bonds
Bonds between phosphate backbone - correct answersCovalent bonds
Each strand serves as template to synthesise new DNA strand complimentary to itself - correct
answersDNA replication
Templated polymerisation, DNA sequence used as template for production of RNA - correct
answersTranscription
RNA molecules used to synthesise proteins - correct answersTranslation
, Consists of ribose, phosphate, Adenine, guanine, cytosine and uracil - correct answersRNA
Transcripts function as intermediates in transfer of genetic info, they serve as... - correct answersmRNA
Single-stranded, flexible backbone which can fold back on itself - correct answersRNA
Unbranched polymer chains made from amino acids AKA polypeptide - correct answersProteins
Proteins can fold into specific conformations to become...that catalyse reactions - correct
answersEnzyme
A triplet of nucleotides is known as a... - correct answersCodon
Each codon specifies a single... - correct answersAmino acid
Genetic code read out by special class of RNA (anticodon) attached to an amino acid - correct
answerstRNA
Composed of protein & rRNA, synthesises proteins - correct answersRibosomes
Segment of DNA transcribed into mRNA coding for protein or RNA molecule, known as... - correct
answersGenes
Consumption of...fundamental to life else cell decays toward chemical equilibrium & death - correct
answersFree energy
Each cell is enclosed by...a selective barrier - correct answersPlasma membrane
One part hydrophobic another part hydrophilic - correct answersAmphiphilic
Answers
Study of structure, function, and behaviour of cells - correct answersCell Biology
All living cells store hereditary info in form of double stranded molecules of... - correct answersDNA
Made up of nucleotides - correct answersDNA
Consists of sugar (deoxyribose), phosphate molecule with nitrogen containing side group or base -
correct answersNucleotides
...are of four types: Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine - correct answersBases
...binds only to thymine or uracil - correct answersAdenine
...binds only to cytosine - correct answersGuanine
Each sugar linked to another via...creating polymer chain - correct answersPhosphate group
Bonds between bases on diff strands - correct answersHydrogen bonds
Bonds between phosphate backbone - correct answersCovalent bonds
Each strand serves as template to synthesise new DNA strand complimentary to itself - correct
answersDNA replication
Templated polymerisation, DNA sequence used as template for production of RNA - correct
answersTranscription
RNA molecules used to synthesise proteins - correct answersTranslation
, Consists of ribose, phosphate, Adenine, guanine, cytosine and uracil - correct answersRNA
Transcripts function as intermediates in transfer of genetic info, they serve as... - correct answersmRNA
Single-stranded, flexible backbone which can fold back on itself - correct answersRNA
Unbranched polymer chains made from amino acids AKA polypeptide - correct answersProteins
Proteins can fold into specific conformations to become...that catalyse reactions - correct
answersEnzyme
A triplet of nucleotides is known as a... - correct answersCodon
Each codon specifies a single... - correct answersAmino acid
Genetic code read out by special class of RNA (anticodon) attached to an amino acid - correct
answerstRNA
Composed of protein & rRNA, synthesises proteins - correct answersRibosomes
Segment of DNA transcribed into mRNA coding for protein or RNA molecule, known as... - correct
answersGenes
Consumption of...fundamental to life else cell decays toward chemical equilibrium & death - correct
answersFree energy
Each cell is enclosed by...a selective barrier - correct answersPlasma membrane
One part hydrophobic another part hydrophilic - correct answersAmphiphilic
