with Correct Answers
What does DNA stand for? - ANSWERSdeoxyribonucleic acid
What does RNA stand for? - ANSWERSribonucleic acid
What are nucleic acids made up of? - ANSWERSnucleotides, linked together to form
long chains
What is a nucleotide composed of? - ANSWERSnitrogenous base, sugar, phosphate
What nitrogenous bases are a part of DNA? - ANSWERSAdenine, Thymine, Cytosine,
Guanine
What nitrogenous bases are a part of RNA? - ANSWERSAdenine, Uracil, Cytosine,
Guanine
What type of sugar is found in DNA? - ANSWERSdeoxyribose sugar
What type of sugar is found in RNA? - ANSWERSribose sugar
How many strands does RNA have? - ANSWERSone
How many strands does DNA have? - ANSWERStwo
What structure does DNA have? - ANSWERSdouble helix with 2 antiparallel strands
What is complementary base pairing? - ANSWERSWhen base A always pairs up with
base T, and base C always pairs up with base G
What type of bond joins nitrogenous bases in DNA and RNA? - ANSWERShydrogen
bonds
What type of bond joins nucleotides? - ANSWERScovalent, phosphodiester bonds