Practice Structure Of Nucleic Acids (10.5.2) - Biomolecules

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Question 1.
What are the two main types of nucleic acids?
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Think about the molecules responsible for genetic information.
Question 2.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
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Recall the building blocks of nucleic acids.
3Question 3.
What is the basic unit of nucleic acids?
- Lipids
- Nucleotides
- Amino Acids
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Consider what combines to form DNA and RNA.
4Question 4.
True or False: RNA is a double-stranded molecule.
- True
- False
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Think about the structure of these nucleic acids.
Question 5.
Design a simple experiment to demonstrate how DNA can be extracted from a fruit.
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Consider the materials you have at home.
Question 6.
Explain how a mutation in a DNA sequence can affect protein synthesis.
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Think about the flow of genetic information and its expression.

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