BISC207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Adenine, Guanine, Thymine

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15 Dec 2015

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University of Delaware

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Biological Sciences

Course

BISC207

Professor

Noble- Harvey Jane

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Always starts at the amino end (n terminus) and ends at the last carboxyl (c terminus: nucleic acids (nucleotides) information, monomers: nucleotide, numbered with prime numbers, hydroxyl has the ability to make a molecule more soluble in water bond between hydrogen and oxygen is polar, pyrimidine bases (one ring): thymine (t), cytosine (c), uracil (u, purine bases (two rings): adenine (a), guanine (g, phosphodiester bond connected to two things, one end is the free phosphate group only linked to the 5" carbon end of the chain, other end is a free 3" hydroxyl group, 5" to 3" orientation *, adenine bonds with thymine two hydrogen bonds between, guanine bonds with cytosine 3 hydrogen bonds between, carbohydrates (sugars) energy, monosaccharides one sugar, disaccharides two sugars, polysaccharides many sugars linked together, complex carbohydrates long, branched chains of monosaccharides, glucose 6 carbon sugar forming a 6 member ring.

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Fill in the following chart with the appropriate subatomic particle and state whether each is located in the nucleus of the orbital

Particle	Charge	Location (Nucleus or Orbital)
	Positive (+)
	Negative (-)
	Neutral Charge

Fill in the following chart using the lowercase letter of the statements below. Please be aware that some letters should be used more than once because they are true for more than one type of bond.

Covalent Bonds	Ionic Bonds	Hydrogen Bonds

Electrons are transferred from one atom to another atom

Valance electrons are shared between atoms

Involves positive and negative ions

A weak bond between 2 or more polar molecules

A bond between 2 or more atoms

The type of bond used to make NaCl (table salt)

The type of bond used to make CH₄ (Methane)

What does it mean when a molecule is described as âpolar?â Be detailed in your answer.

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Macromolecule	Dietary source	Function	Example	Defining Characteristics
Carbohydrate			Cellulose and glucose
Lipid	Fats, Oils
Protein
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2. Inductive reasoning in science:

a) is often part of the discovery process

b) proceeds from specific observations to general conclusions

c) is complementary to deductive reasoning

d) often relies on descriptive science

e) all of the above

3. A proton is a subatomic particle with:

a) a negative charge and an atomic mass of 1

b) a negative charge and a negligible mass

c) a positive charge and an atomic mass of 1

d) no charge and an atomic mass of 1

e) no charge and a negligible mass

4. Nonpolar covalent bonds are formed when:

a) electrons are shared equally by atoms

b) electrons are shared unequally by atoms

c) electrons are transferred completely from one atom to another

d) two atoms both lose electrons

e) a negative pole of one atom is attracted to a positive pole of another atom

5. Hydrogen bonds are formed when:

a) electrons are shared equally by atoms

b) electrons are shared unequally by atoms

c) electrons are transferred completely from one atom to another

d) two atoms both lose electrons

e) a negative end of one molecule is attracted to a positive end of another molecule

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a) 2 times less acidic

b) 10 times more acidic

c) 100 times more acidic

d) 10 times less acidic

e) 100 times less acidic

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a) 3 fatty acids and a glycerol

b) 3 monosaccharides and a glycerol

c) a fatty acid, a pentose sugar, and 1 or more phosphate groups

d) a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar, and 1 or more phosphate groups

e) an amino acid, a pentose sugar, and 1 or more phosphate groups

8. Which nucleotide base is found in RNA, but not in DNA?

a) adenine

b) cytosine

c) guanine

d) thymine

e) uracil

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a) domain â class â order â kingdom â phylum â genus â family â species

b) kingdom â domain â class â phylum â order â family â genus â species

c) domain â kingdom â phylum â class â order â family â genus â species

d) domain â kingdom â phylum â class â order â genus â family â species

e) phylum â kingdom â domain â order â class â genus â family â species

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a) 4 electrons

b) 6 electrons

c) 8 electrons

d) 12 electrons

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a) they are a diverse group of biological molecules

b) they are hydrophobic

c) they are less oxidized than carbohydrates

d) they are strongly polar

e) they can store more energy than carbohydrates

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Kinetic energy is the stored energy that can be used for motion.

True

False

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Question 411 pts

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Question 421 pts

Changing the number of ____________ of an atom would change the chemical properties of the atom.

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Question 431 pts

Forming molecules and breaking down molecules in biological organisms usually requires the use of _________ to help the reaction proceed faster.

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Question 441 pts

Organic molecules have a core composed of .

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Question 451 pts

The building blocks of carbohydrates are

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Question 461 pts

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active transport

cell fate

facilitated diffusion

osmosis

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Question 471 pts

Choose the membrane molecule responsible for the passage of polar molecules and ions into and out of the cell.

phospholipids

transmembrane channel proteins

cell surface proteins

carbohydrate chains

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Question 481 pts

The simplest cells are .

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Question 491 pts

Which of the following membrane bound organelles are found inside bacterial cells:

nucleus

organelles are not found in prokaryotic cells

mitochondria

chloroplasts

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Which of the following is a specialized components of the cell, is associated with the rough endoplasmic reticulum, and is responsible for making proteins.

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ribosomes

golgi bodies (golgi apparatus)

nucleus

mitochondria

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Question 521 pts

Dehydration synthesis is a process of linking two smaller subunits together to form a polymer. Which of the following statements below is true of dehydration synthesis?

Oxygen is consumed.

A water molecule is removed from the molecules.

A water molecule is added to the molecules

Carbon dioxide is given off.

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Question 531 pts

Proteins are made up of _________ held together by peptide bonds.

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Question 541 pts

Which of the following gives an amino acid its properties?

NH2

R Group or functional group

COOH

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Question 551 pts

The final three-dimensional shape of a protein that includes the bonding of two or more polypeptide chains is call its _____ structure.

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Question 561 pts

How do DNA and RNA differ?

all statements are differences between DNA and RNA.

DNA is double stranded while RNA is single stranded.

They have different sugars.

Thymine is present in DNA but not in RNA.

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Question 571 pts

Which of the following is a component of a DNA nucleotide?

phosphate

a nitrogen containing base

All are components of a nucleotide.

5-carbon sugar

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transmembrane proteins

carbohydrate chains

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cell surface proteins

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Question 591 pts

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chloroplasts and mitochondria

golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum

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