Practice Polynucleotides: Dna And Rna (the Polymers) (4.5.2) - Biomolecules - The Universal Building Blocks of Life
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Polynucleotides: DNA and RNA (The Polymers)

Practice - Polynucleotides: DNA and RNA (The Polymers)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are the building blocks of nucleic acids called?

💡 Hint: Think of the components that constitute DNA and RNA.

Question 2 Easy

What is the process called where DNA is transcribed into RNA?

💡 Hint: Recall the flow of information from DNA to RNA.

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Question 1

What connects nucleotides in a polynucleotide?

Hydrogen bonds
Ionic bonds
Phosphodiester bonds

💡 Hint: Remember the specific type of bond used to connect nucleotide monomers.

Question 2

RNA contains which nitrogenous base instead of thymine?

True (It contains Uracil)
False

💡 Hint: Think of the bases found in RNA versus DNA.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given the sequence of a DNA strand, 5'-ATCGGCTA-3', what is the corresponding RNA sequence?

💡 Hint: Remember that thymine in DNA changes to uracil in RNA.

Challenge 2 Hard

How would a mutation in a DNA sequence potentially affect the resulting protein?

💡 Hint: Think about how DNA sequences translate into amino acids and proteins.

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