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Nucleic Acids and the RNA World | BIOL 107 - BIOLOGIC PRIN II, Quizzes of Biology

Class: BIOL 107 - BIOLOGIC PRIN II; Subject: Biology; University: California State University - Northridge; Term: Spring 2011;

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TERM 1
Reproduction
DEFINITION 1
Ability of something to make a copy of itself
TERM 2
Metabolism
DEFINITION 2
The ability to acquire particular molecules and use them in
controlled chemical reactions that maintain conditions
suitable for life and that contribute to growth
TERM 3
Nucleotides
DEFINITION 3
-Nucleic acids are made up of monomers called nucleotides -
Three components of nucleotide: 1. a phospate group 2. a
sugar 3. a nitrogenous base
TERM 4
Ribonucleotides
DEFINITION 4
-a nucleotide - In robonucleotides, the sugar is ribose -
TERM 5
Deoxyribonucleotides
DEFINITION 5
- a nucleotide - In deoxyribonucleotides, the sugar is
deoxyribose
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TERM 1

Reproduction

DEFINITION 1 Ability of something to make a copy of itself TERM 2

Metabolism

DEFINITION 2 The ability to acquire particular molecules and use them in controlled chemical reactions that maintain conditions suitable for life and that contribute to growth TERM 3

Nucleotides

DEFINITION 3 -Nucleic acids are made up of monomers called nucleotides - Three components of nucleotide: 1. a phospate group 2. a sugar 3. a nitrogenous base TERM 4

Ribonucleotides

DEFINITION 4 -a nucleotide - In robonucleotides, the sugar is ribose - TERM 5

Deoxyribonucleotides

DEFINITION 5

  • a nucleotide - In deoxyribonucleotides, the sugar is deoxyribose

TERM 6

Purines

DEFINITION 6

  • Small, nitrogen-containing bases found in nucleotides - Purines include Guanine (G) and Adenine (A) TERM 7

Pyrimides

DEFINITION 7

  • Small, nitrogen-containing bases found in nucleotides - Pyrimides include Cytosine (C), Uracil (U) and Thymine (T)