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Nucleotides Lesson Bio

Nucleotides Lesson Bio

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Science

9th Grade - University

Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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7 Slides • 2 Questions

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Nucleic Acids

The macromolecule of life

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What is a nucleic acid?

A macromolecule that is made up of monomers called nucleotides. Nucleic acids carry genetic information.

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RNA and DNA are examples of nucleic acids

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Open Ended

Why are nucleic acids important?

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Parts of a nucleotide

  • Phosphate Group

  • 5-Carbon Sugar (Pentose)

  • Nitrogenous base

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Parts of a nucleotide

  • Phosphate Group

  • 5-Carbon Sugar

  • Nitrogenous base

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Nitrogenous Bases

  • Adenine (A)

  • Thymine (T) found in DNA

  • Cytosine (C)

  • Guanine (G)

  • Uracil (U) found in RNA

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Base Pairing

  • Adenine pairs with Thymine in DNA (A-T).

  • Adenine pairs with Uracil in RNA (A-U).

  • Cytosine pairs with Guanine (C-G)



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Multiple Choice

DNA differs from RNA in which way?

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DNA is a single strand and RNA is double strand.

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DNA has the base Uracil and RNA has the base Thymine.

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DNA has the sugar deoxyribose and RNA has the sugar Ribose.

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DNA is found in plants only.

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The macromolecule of life

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