FAU BSC 1005 EXAM 2 questions with
verified answers graded A+
There are ____ different amino acids - correct answer ✔✔20
Nucleotides are composed of - correct answer ✔✔Sugar, phosphate and a base
An example of a nucleic acid is - correct answer ✔✔DNA
DNA differs from RNA because - correct answer ✔✔RNA is only one linear chain, whereas DNA
consists of two chains bonded together
Ribosomes are necessary for - correct answer ✔✔protein production
proteins are made - correct answer ✔✔by the ribosomes
what is a chromosome? - correct answer ✔✔a large, tightly bound piece of DNA and protein
found in the nucleus of cells
what is a genome - correct answer ✔✔the complete set of genetic material encoded within the
DNA of an organism
What is the significance of the '23rd pair' of chromosomes in humans? - correct answer ✔✔it
determines a person's sex
, a boy's Y chromosome will generally NOT be identical to that of his - correct answer ✔✔great-
grandfather on mother's side of family
DNA is a type of molecule called a ______. Its smaller parts are called ________. - correct
answer ✔✔deoxyribonucleic acid; nucleotides
which of the following base pairs would be found in normal DNA? - correct answer ✔✔A and T
DNA is called a double helix because - correct answer ✔✔two DNA strands twist together
DNA can be visualized as a ladder. Which parts would be the rungs (where you step) and which
would be the stringers (the sides where you hold on)? - correct answer ✔✔The base are rungs,
and the phosphate bases are stringers
What are nucleotides - correct answer ✔✔molecules that make up the information contained in
DNA
How is the structure of DNA molecule arranged? - correct answer ✔✔Each nucleotides'
phosphate group binds to the sugar group of the next nucleotide
What is the 'double helix' when reffering to the structure of DNA? - correct answer ✔✔two
strands of linked nucleotides that are twisted around each other
What is the correct pattern of nucleotide base pairing? - correct answer ✔✔adenine-thymine;
guanine-cytosine
What is the complementary base-pairing rule? - correct answer ✔✔adenine will always pair
with thymine, and cytosine will always pair with guanine
verified answers graded A+
There are ____ different amino acids - correct answer ✔✔20
Nucleotides are composed of - correct answer ✔✔Sugar, phosphate and a base
An example of a nucleic acid is - correct answer ✔✔DNA
DNA differs from RNA because - correct answer ✔✔RNA is only one linear chain, whereas DNA
consists of two chains bonded together
Ribosomes are necessary for - correct answer ✔✔protein production
proteins are made - correct answer ✔✔by the ribosomes
what is a chromosome? - correct answer ✔✔a large, tightly bound piece of DNA and protein
found in the nucleus of cells
what is a genome - correct answer ✔✔the complete set of genetic material encoded within the
DNA of an organism
What is the significance of the '23rd pair' of chromosomes in humans? - correct answer ✔✔it
determines a person's sex
, a boy's Y chromosome will generally NOT be identical to that of his - correct answer ✔✔great-
grandfather on mother's side of family
DNA is a type of molecule called a ______. Its smaller parts are called ________. - correct
answer ✔✔deoxyribonucleic acid; nucleotides
which of the following base pairs would be found in normal DNA? - correct answer ✔✔A and T
DNA is called a double helix because - correct answer ✔✔two DNA strands twist together
DNA can be visualized as a ladder. Which parts would be the rungs (where you step) and which
would be the stringers (the sides where you hold on)? - correct answer ✔✔The base are rungs,
and the phosphate bases are stringers
What are nucleotides - correct answer ✔✔molecules that make up the information contained in
DNA
How is the structure of DNA molecule arranged? - correct answer ✔✔Each nucleotides'
phosphate group binds to the sugar group of the next nucleotide
What is the 'double helix' when reffering to the structure of DNA? - correct answer ✔✔two
strands of linked nucleotides that are twisted around each other
What is the correct pattern of nucleotide base pairing? - correct answer ✔✔adenine-thymine;
guanine-cytosine
What is the complementary base-pairing rule? - correct answer ✔✔adenine will always pair
with thymine, and cytosine will always pair with guanine
