___ 1.DNA and
RNA are proteins.T/F
___ 2.DNA is
a polymer. T/F
___ 3.As a class of organic molecules, DNA is a nucleic acid.T/F
4.List the three parts of a nucleotide monomer:
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5.Draw a nucleotide monomer
___ 6.If a
short DNA polymer is 20 nucleotides long, how many condensation synthesis
reactions were required to build the chain?
___ 7.Genes
are carried on the DNA molecule.T/F
___ 8.Genes
carry a code for building proteins.T/F
__ 9.This code
specifies the sequence of sugars specific for that specific protein.
10.Of the three
parts of a nucleotide monomer, which can vary? ___________
___ 11.How
many different kinds of monomers can DNA contain?
12.What are the names of these variable parts?
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___ 13.A gene is a nucleotide sequence that codes for a specific protein. T/F
___ 14.DNA is single stranded, and RNA is a double stranded helix.T/F
___ 15.DNA sequences of identical twins, as well as clones, are identical, except for the occasional mutation. T/F
___ 16.A child inherits two copies of each gene; one copy from the mother and one copy from the father.T/F
___ 17.A child's DNA will match with its mother's DNA
a.100%
b.90%
c.50%
d.0%
e.100% if it is a female child, and 0% if it is a male child.
18-23.Label the following in the above figure.Circle the appropriate item, draw a line and write the name of the item at the end of the line.
a single nucleotide
a nucleotide pair
a hydrogen bond
a phosphate functional group
a pentose (5-carbon) sugar named "deoxyrobose"
Label the nucleotide sequence of the right strand, if the left strand's sequence is AGGG.
24.In the figure below, the top left strand starts with a T followed by a G, etc.Write the base sequence (genetic code) of this single strand by following it down the double helix to the bottom.
Sequence: TG____________________________________________________
___ 25.How many nucleotide monomers were required to synthesize the DNA molecule shown above?