BIO 181 ASU CAPCO EXAM 1
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTION GUIDE
◉ if nucleotide is the monomer, what is the polymer?
Answer: DNA
RNA
nucleic acid
◉ DNA
Answer: deoxyribonucleic acid
- genetic material of all organisms
◉ RNA
Answer: ribonucleic acid
- protein synthesis & gene expression
◉ 3 main components of nucleotides
Answer: 1. phosphate group
2. 5-carbon sugar
, 3. base
◉ base
Answer: nitrogen-containing compounds
◉ 2 general categories of nitrogenous bases found in DNA & RNA
Answer: 1. pyrimidine
2. purine
◉ pyrimidine
Answer: a nitrogenous base that has a single-ring structure
◉ purine
Answer: a nitrogenous base that has a double-ring structure
◉ which bases are pyrimidine?
Answer: thymine & cytosine
◉ which bases are purine?
Answer: adenine & guanine
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTION GUIDE
◉ if nucleotide is the monomer, what is the polymer?
Answer: DNA
RNA
nucleic acid
◉ DNA
Answer: deoxyribonucleic acid
- genetic material of all organisms
◉ RNA
Answer: ribonucleic acid
- protein synthesis & gene expression
◉ 3 main components of nucleotides
Answer: 1. phosphate group
2. 5-carbon sugar
, 3. base
◉ base
Answer: nitrogen-containing compounds
◉ 2 general categories of nitrogenous bases found in DNA & RNA
Answer: 1. pyrimidine
2. purine
◉ pyrimidine
Answer: a nitrogenous base that has a single-ring structure
◉ purine
Answer: a nitrogenous base that has a double-ring structure
◉ which bases are pyrimidine?
Answer: thymine & cytosine
◉ which bases are purine?
Answer: adenine & guanine