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What are the components of nucleic acids?
What are the components of nucleic acids?
- Starch, cellulose, glycogen
- Sugar, nitrogen base, phosphate (correct)
- Lipid, protein, carbohydrate
- Amino acid, fatty acid, water
What are the major co-enzymes that contain adenine nucleotides?
What are the major co-enzymes that contain adenine nucleotides?
- SAM, UDP-glucose
- NAD, FAD, CoA (correct)
- DNA, RNA, tRNA
- ATP, GTP, cAMP
Which nucleotide is known for serving as a major energy currency in cells?
Which nucleotide is known for serving as a major energy currency in cells?
- ATP (correct)
- FAD
- GTP
- NAD
What are the nitrogen bases found in DNA and RNA?
What are the nitrogen bases found in DNA and RNA?
Which nucleotide derivative is an activated intermediate in biosynthetic processes?
Which nucleotide derivative is an activated intermediate in biosynthetic processes?
What is the role of nucleotides in cell signaling activation?
What is the role of nucleotides in cell signaling activation?
What are the nitrogen bases found in both DNA and RNA?
What are the nitrogen bases found in both DNA and RNA?
Which sugar is present in DNA but not in RNA?
Which sugar is present in DNA but not in RNA?
What is the nitrogen base pair present in DNA but absent in RNA?
What is the nitrogen base pair present in DNA but absent in RNA?
What is the structure formed when a nucleoside bonds to phosphoric acid?
What is the structure formed when a nucleoside bonds to phosphoric acid?
How are nucleosides named based on their components?
How are nucleosides named based on their components?
What differentiates the pentose sugar in DNA from that in RNA?
What differentiates the pentose sugar in DNA from that in RNA?
In the primary structure of nucleic acids, how are nucleotides joined together?
In the primary structure of nucleic acids, how are nucleotides joined together?
Which group in a nucleotide forms an ester bond with the phosphate group of the next nucleotide?
Which group in a nucleotide forms an ester bond with the phosphate group of the next nucleotide?
Which nucleotide has the abbreviation 'dCMP'?
Which nucleotide has the abbreviation 'dCMP'?
What kind of bond links nucleotides in the primary structure of nucleic acids?
What kind of bond links nucleotides in the primary structure of nucleic acids?
What type of bonds link nucleotides in DNA?
What type of bonds link nucleotides in DNA?
Which end of a nucleic acid has a free 5’-phosphate group?
Which end of a nucleic acid has a free 5’-phosphate group?
In RNA, which bases are linked by phosphodiester bonds?
In RNA, which bases are linked by phosphodiester bonds?
How many hydrogen bonds form between the base pairs A-T in DNA?
How many hydrogen bonds form between the base pairs A-T in DNA?
What forms the structure of the DNA double helix?
What forms the structure of the DNA double helix?
Which bases are always linked by three hydrogen bonds in DNA?
Which bases are always linked by three hydrogen bonds in DNA?
What happens to the bases along one strand in a DNA double helix?
What happens to the bases along one strand in a DNA double helix?
In DNA replication, what is maintained each time a cell divides?
In DNA replication, what is maintained each time a cell divides?
