4.6.1.5 DNA structure (SINGLE)

Question 1

DNA is a p_______

Answer 1

polymer

Question 2

DNA polymers are made up of…

Answer 2

repeating nucleotide units (nucleotide monomers)

Question 3

parts of a nucelotide?

Answer 3

• sugar
• phosphate
• base

Question 4

what are the 4 bases in DNA?

Answer 4

A, C, G and T
(adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine)

Question 5

In a long DNA molecule, how are the sugar and phosphate arranged?

Answer 5

• alternating sugar and phosphate sections
• attached to each sugar is one of the four bases (A, C, G or T)

Question 6

how do the bases in DNA code for a particular amino acid sequence?

Answer 6

• a sequence of 3 bases is the code for an amino acid
• the order of the bases controls the order of the amino acid sequence to produce a particular protein