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Nucleic acids
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A-Level Biology Quiz on Nucleic acids, created by sophie_burke on 24/03/2014.
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Question 1
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What are nucleic acids?
Answer
The information molecules of the cell
Chains of amino acids
Mutated cells
Question 2
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How are nucleic acids stored?
Answer
They are unzipped and stored in the ribosomes
They are supercoiled
They take the form of a code in molecules of DNA
Question 3
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What is a mononucleotide made up of?
Answer
Pentose sugar, a nitrogen containing base, phosphoric acid
Triphosphate, nitrogen containing base, ligase
Pentose sugar, an oxygen containing base, phosphoric acid
Question 4
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The Purines bases have two nitrogen containing rings
Answer
True
False
Question 5
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How many nitrogen rings do pyrimidine's have?
Answer
1
2
3
Question 6
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Which bases are pyramidines and which bases are purines?
Answer
Pyramidines: Cytosine and Guanine Purines: Adenine and Thymine
Pyramidines: Cytosine and Thymine Purine: Adenine and Guanine
Pyramidines: Adenine and Guanine Pyramidines: Cytosine and Thymine
Question 7
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A water molecule is added, not removed, during condensation reactions
Answer
True
False
Question 8
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Which bond is formed between mononucleotides during a condensation reaction
Answer
Hydrogen
Covalent
Phosphodiester
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