Chapter 11 MCB 150 Prep Test
Questions With Guaranteed Pass
Solutions.
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) - Answer the genetic material that provides the blueprint for an
individual's traits
what are the 4 criteria that genetic material needs to fulfil? - Answer 1. Information
2. Replication
3. Transmission
4. Variation
chromosomes - Answer discrete units of genetic material composed of DNA and associated proteins
nucleic acids - Answer polymers consisting of nucleotides that are responsible for the storage,
expression, and transmission of genetic information
-includes DNA and RNA
nucleotides - Answer building blocks of nucleic acids
strand of DNA - Answer formed by the covalent linkage of nucleotides in a linear manner
what type of bond forms a strand of DNA? - Answer phosphoester bond
covalent linkages between P and O
the sugar molecule of one nucleotide forms a phosphoester bond with the phosphate group of another
nucleotide
what type of bond forms a double helix? - Answer hydrogen bonds
Questions With Guaranteed Pass
Solutions.
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) - Answer the genetic material that provides the blueprint for an
individual's traits
what are the 4 criteria that genetic material needs to fulfil? - Answer 1. Information
2. Replication
3. Transmission
4. Variation
chromosomes - Answer discrete units of genetic material composed of DNA and associated proteins
nucleic acids - Answer polymers consisting of nucleotides that are responsible for the storage,
expression, and transmission of genetic information
-includes DNA and RNA
nucleotides - Answer building blocks of nucleic acids
strand of DNA - Answer formed by the covalent linkage of nucleotides in a linear manner
what type of bond forms a strand of DNA? - Answer phosphoester bond
covalent linkages between P and O
the sugar molecule of one nucleotide forms a phosphoester bond with the phosphate group of another
nucleotide
what type of bond forms a double helix? - Answer hydrogen bonds
