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Biology Review Sheet
Nucleic Acids
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Obj 1 Describe the structure of nucleic acids.
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What are the units called that make up nucleic acids?
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What are the three components of these units?
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What are the two types of nucleic acids?
Obj 2 Distinguish DNA from RNA structurally and functionally.
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What is the name of the sugar in DNA nucleotides? Underline the first letter.
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What is the full name of DNA?
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What is the name of the sugar in RNA nucleotides? Underline the first letter.
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What is the full name of RNA?
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Which has a double strand of nucleotides, DNA or RNA?
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What is the material in each cell that contains a set of instructions that controls all genetic traits?
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Which is more important in the actual building of proteins, DNA or RNA?
Obj 3 Relate DNA to genes, alleles, and chromosomes
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What is a gene?
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How do alleles relate to genes?
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How do genes relate to DNA?
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How does DNA relate to chromosomes?
Obj 4 Describe the structure of DNA.
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What substances make up the backbone of a DNA molecule?
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To which component of a nucleotide does the nitrogenous base attach?
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If the sequence of bases of one of the two strands of DNA were A G T C C G T A G T T,
what would be the sequence of the other strand?
Obj 5 Relate DNA replication to its complementary structure
List in order the four steps in DNA replication. Explain what occurs in each.
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