chapter 4 Flashcards

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What is a phosphodiester bond?

a covalent bond that forms between the ribose sugar and base in RNA

an ionic bond that forms between two charged amino acid side chains

a hydrogen bond that forms between two amino acid side chains

a covalent bond that forms the backbone of polypeptide chains

a covalent bond that forms the backbone of DNA and RNA molecules

A

A covalent bond that forms the backbone of DNA and RNA

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2
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What is a single molecule that can form a complex secondary structure?

A

RNA

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3
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Can RNA or DNA be translated into a protein?

A

RNA

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4
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What is the genome for prokaryotic organisms?

A

DNA

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5
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Pyrimidines have ____ ring structure.

A

Single

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6
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Purines have a ____ ring structure.

A

double

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7
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Translation is ____ to ____

A

RNA to protein

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8
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Transcription is ____ to ____

A

DNA to RNA

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9
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Replication is ____ to ____

A

DNA to DNA

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10
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Which statement describes a gene?

one variation of the code for a protein

the physical trait produced by an organism’s genetic makeup

a section of DNA in which the code for a protein is located

the pair of DNA sequences an organism has for a trait

A

a section of DNA in which the code for a protein is located

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DNA and RNA are nucleic acids. Like other polymers, nucleic acids are made up of repeating units called monomers.

What are the monomers, or building blocks, of nucleic acids?

monosaccharides

fatty acids

amino acids

nucleotides

A

nucleotides

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12
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What intermolecular force is responsible for holding the two strands of a DNA double helix together?

covalent bond

hydrogen bond

phosphodiester bond

ionic bond

A

hydrogen bond

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