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Introduction: A chemical bond is a force that joins two or more atoms together to form a molecule. Ionic bond, metallic bond, and covalent bond are the three main types of
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Which of the following statements about DNA is true? (Select all that applied)
Select one:
a. DNA contains thymine but not uracil.
b. DNA molecules contain deoxyribose.
c. All of these
d. In a double-stranded DNA molecule, adenine on one strand will be connected to thymine on the
complementary strand by two hydrogen bonds.
Which of the following statements about nucleic acids is not correct?
Select one:
A.
In DNA the distance between the strands of the double helix is relatively constant.
B.
The growing DNA polymer is synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction.
C.
The enzymes that catalyze DNA synthesis are known as DNA polymerases.
D.
RNA strands are synthesized in the 3' to 5' direction.
E.
Unlike DNA, RNA is easily cleaved because the 2'-OH group of the ribose is a nucleophile that catalyzes hydrolysis of the strand.
In a DNA molecule,
Select one:
A. The nucleotides are covalently bonded to one another.
B. The bases are hydrogen-bonded to the sugars.
C. The bases are covalently bonded to one another.
D. The nucleotides are hydrogen-bonded to one another
Chapter 16 Solutions
Study Guide for Campbell Biology
Ch. 16 - Hershey and Chase devised an experiment using...Ch. 16 - Review the structure of DNA by labeling the...Ch. 16 - Using different colors for heavy (parental) and...Ch. 16 - Look back to Interactive Question 16.2 and label...Ch. 16 - In this diagram of bacterial DNA replication,...Ch. 16 - Draw the last Okazaki fragment being formed on the...Ch. 16 - List the successive levels of packing in a...Ch. 16 - Prob. 1SYKCh. 16 - Prob. 2SYKCh. 16 - One of the reasons most scientists thought...
Ch. 16 - Transformation involves a. the uptake of external...Ch. 16 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 16 - Which of the following most closely represents...Ch. 16 - Prob. 5TYKCh. 16 - Prob. 6TYKCh. 16 - In their classic experiment, Meselson and Stahl a....Ch. 16 - The joining of nucleotides in the polymerization...Ch. 16 - DNA polymerase is not able to begin copying a DNA...Ch. 16 - Prob. 10TYKCh. 16 - Prob. 11TYKCh. 16 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 16 - Which of the following is least related to the...Ch. 16 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 16 - Prob. 15TYKCh. 16 - Prob. 16TYKCh. 16 - Prob. 17TYKCh. 16 - Which of the following statements about telomeres...Ch. 16 - You are trying to test your hypothesis that DNA...Ch. 16 - Given the experimental procedure explained in...Ch. 16 - Prob. 21TYKCh. 16 - Biologists have learned from the technique of...
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- What forces hold the two individual strands of DNA together to form a double helix? a. ionic bonds b. covalent bonds c. hydrophobic bonds d. hydrogen bonds e. no correct responsearrow_forwardDNA double helix does not have which of the following? a. antiparallel configuration b. complementary base pairing c. major and minor grooves d. uracilarrow_forwardWhich of the following is not a difference between DNA and RNA? a. DNA contains thymine whereas RNA contains uracil b. DNA contains deoxyribose and RNA contains ribose c. DNA contains alternating sugar-phosphate molecules whereas RNA does not contain sugars d. RNA is single stranded and DNA is double strandedarrow_forward
- A new type of nucleic acid molecule is found have a base composition of 29% adenine, 19% thymine, 21% cytosine and 31% guanine. The molecule is probably: a. single stranded DNA b. double stranded RNA c. double stranded DNA d. single stranded RNAarrow_forwardWhich of the following is the monomeric unit of DNA. A. Nucleotides B. Deoxyribose C. Nitrogenous bases D. Phospatearrow_forwardIn a DNA molecule, Select one: A. The nucleotides are hydrogen-bonded to one another B. The bases are covalently bonded to one another. C. The bases are hydrogen-bonded to the sugars. D. The nucleotides are covalently bonded to one another.arrow_forward
- Which of the following correctly describes a structural feature of DNA or RNA? a. RNA may fold into complex three-dimensional structures necessary for its activity b. RNA & DNA are both usually double stranded c. DNA tends to fold into complex three-dimensional structures required for its activity d. DNA contains a pentose sugar with a hydroxyl group in the 2' positionarrow_forwardWhich of the following is the correct way that heterocyclic bases are paired between two polypeptide chains of DNA? a. Pyrimidines-Pyrimidines b. Purine-Pyrimidine c. Purines-Purine d. Sugar-Phosphatearrow_forwardWhat type of interaction between the base pairs serves as the "glue" to keep the two DNA strands together? O A. hydrogen bonding B. covalent bonding O C. ion-dipole interactions D. ionic bonding O E. London dispersion forcesarrow_forward
- The base content of a particular DNA molecule is 36% thymine. What is the percentage of each of the following bases in the molecule? a. Adenine b. Guanine c. Cytosinearrow_forwardA slight change in a single amino acid in polypeptide chain results in Select one: a. Polymerization b. Replication c. Mutation d. genetic codearrow_forwardLabel each statement as pertaining to DNA, RNA, or both. a. The polynucleotide is double stranded. b. The polynucleotide may contain adenine. c. The polynucleotide may contain dGMP. d. The polynucleotide is a polymer of ribonucleotides.arrow_forward
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