Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 9MCQ
DNA is a hereditary molecule that is composed of
- a. Deoxyribose, phosphate, and nitrogen bases.
- b. Deoxyribose, a pentose, and
nucleic acids. - c. sugar, proteins, and thymine.
- d. adenine, phosphate, and ribose.
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Which of the following is the monomeric unit of DNA.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 2.1 - Explain the relationship between atoms and...Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 2.1 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 2.1 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 2.2 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 2.2 - Provide examples of cell components made from each...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 2.2 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 2.2 - Name the nitrogen bases of DNA and RNA.Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 10AYP
Ch. 2.3 - Recall three characteristics common to all cells.Ch. 2 - The smallest unit of matter with unique...Ch. 2 - The ____ charge of a proton is exactly balanced by...Ch. 2 - Electrons move around the nucleus of an atom in...Ch. 2 - Bonds in which atoms share electrons are defined...Ch. 2 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 2 - DNA is a hereditary molecule that is composed of...Ch. 2 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 11TFCh. 2 - Prob. 12TFCh. 2 - Prob. 13TFCh. 2 - Prob. 14TFCh. 2 - Membranes are mainly composed of macromolecules...Ch. 2 - Support or refute the following statement: Double...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 2 - Plant cell walk are composed of cellulose, a...Ch. 2 - Compare and contrast the kinds of chemical bonding...Ch. 2 - Prob. 5CTQCh. 2 - Prob. 1VCCh. 2 - Prob. 1CM
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- The antiparallel nature of DNA refers to a. its charged phosphate groups. b. the pairing of bases on one strand with bases on the other strand. c. the formation of hydrogen bonds between bases from opposite strands. d. the opposite direction of the two strands of nucleotides.arrow_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_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_forward
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