CLPNA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Double helix - Answer-Two strands of DNA wound into a spiral shape.
nucleotide - Answer-Monomer/smallest molecule of a DNA known as a nucleic
acid/nucleotide.
3 Parts of a Nucleotide - Answer-5 Carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a
nitrogenous base.
Nucleus - Answer-Contains DNA
Genetic material - Answer-Codes for making proteins and control the activity within the
cell. Consists of DNA and RNA.
DNA - Answer-Deoxyribonucleic acid; double stranded; and in a helical coil
Four types of DNA bases - Answer-A, G, C and T
carbohydrate - Answer-Carbon molecules combined with water.
monomer - Answer-One of many small molecules that combine to form a larger one
known as a polymer.
polymer - Answer-Large molecule made up of repeating smaller molecules (monomers).
monosaccharide - Answer-The monomer unit of carbohydrates.
disaccharide - Answer-A pair of monosaccharides.
polysaccharide - Answer-Formed from many monosaccharides.
hydrolysis - Answer-The addition of water that splits apart molecules in reactions.
condensation - Answer-A reaction resulting in the removal of a molecule of water.
starch - Answer-A polysaccharide found in plants; its main role is energy storage.
cellulose - Answer-A polysaccharide; major component of plant cell walls.
Lipids - Answer-Energy-rich biomolecules made mostly from carbon and hydrogen
atoms
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Double helix - Answer-Two strands of DNA wound into a spiral shape.
nucleotide - Answer-Monomer/smallest molecule of a DNA known as a nucleic
acid/nucleotide.
3 Parts of a Nucleotide - Answer-5 Carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a
nitrogenous base.
Nucleus - Answer-Contains DNA
Genetic material - Answer-Codes for making proteins and control the activity within the
cell. Consists of DNA and RNA.
DNA - Answer-Deoxyribonucleic acid; double stranded; and in a helical coil
Four types of DNA bases - Answer-A, G, C and T
carbohydrate - Answer-Carbon molecules combined with water.
monomer - Answer-One of many small molecules that combine to form a larger one
known as a polymer.
polymer - Answer-Large molecule made up of repeating smaller molecules (monomers).
monosaccharide - Answer-The monomer unit of carbohydrates.
disaccharide - Answer-A pair of monosaccharides.
polysaccharide - Answer-Formed from many monosaccharides.
hydrolysis - Answer-The addition of water that splits apart molecules in reactions.
condensation - Answer-A reaction resulting in the removal of a molecule of water.
starch - Answer-A polysaccharide found in plants; its main role is energy storage.
cellulose - Answer-A polysaccharide; major component of plant cell walls.
Lipids - Answer-Energy-rich biomolecules made mostly from carbon and hydrogen
atoms
