DNA Structure and Function

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Nucleotides have 3 parts: a sugar, a phosphate and a __________ ____.

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Both DNA and RNA are made of _________.

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Both DNA and RNA are classified as the type of macromolecules called _______ ______.

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DNA stores genetic information by using its sequence of _________.

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The shape of DNA is called a ______ _____.

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In the cells of eukaryotes, DNA is found in the _______.

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The role of RNA is to help make __________.

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Unlike DNA, RNA is ________ _________.

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The sugar phosphate backbone of a DNA strand is held together by __________ ________.

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The base pairs are held together by __________ _______.

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To form the double helix of DNA, adenine pairs with _________.

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To form the double helix of DNA, guanine pairs with _________.

Categorize

Options (11)

ribose sugar

deoxyribose sugar

comprised of nucleotides

single stranded

double stranded

found only in the nucleus

uracil

thymine

adenine

cytosine

each nucleotide contains a phosphate

Organize these options into the right categories

RNA

Both

DNA

Match

Match the following

• Nucleic acid that is double stranded

• Sugar found in RNA nucleotides

• Sugar found in DNA nucleotides

• Building blocks of Nucleic acids

• Shape of DNA

DNA

Ribose

Deoxyribose

nucleotides

double helix

• DNA

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• nucleotides

• double helix