Practice Nucleotides: The Monomers (4.5.1) - Biomolecules - The Universal Building Blocks of Life
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Nucleotides: The Monomers

Practice - Nucleotides: The Monomers

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are the three primary components of a nucleotide?

💡 Hint: Think of what makes up the structure of nucleic acids.

Question 2 Easy

What sugar is found in RNA?

💡 Hint: It has an -OH group at the 2' carbon.

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Question 1

What components make up a nucleotide?

Pentose sugar
amino acids
phosphate
Pentose sugar
nitrogenous base
phosphate
Pentose sugar
fatty acid
nitrogenous base

💡 Hint: Focus on what creates the building blocks of nucleic acids.

Question 2

True or False: Cytosine is a nitrogenous base found in both DNA and RNA.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about your list of nitrogenous bases.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Construct a nucleotide sequence that includes all three main components. Describe how it would link with others to form a long strand.

💡 Hint: Think about how nucleotides connect!

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how mutations in the sequence of nucleotides can affect protein synthesis.

💡 Hint: Consider how protein synthesis translates information from DNA.

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