Multiple Choice
Which sugar is found in the backbone of DNA?
1. Introduction to Biochemistry
Nucleic Acids
Back1. Introduction to Biochemistry
Nucleic Acids
- Multiple ChoiceIn nucleic acid synthesis, which enzyme catalyzes the formation of phosphodiester bonds to join individual nucleotides into a growing DNA or RNA strand?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich sugar is found in DNA?
- Multiple ChoiceIn DNA replication, what enzyme unwinds or “unzips” the parental double-stranded DNA at the replication fork?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the structural difference between ATP and dATP?
- Multiple ChoiceIn DNA replication, which enzyme is responsible for adding new nucleotides to the growing DNA strand in the direction?
- Multiple ChoiceIn the context of nucleic acids, which type of biomolecule is ATP (adenosine triphosphate) most like in overall structure?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich organic molecule carries the hereditary information for cells?
- Multiple ChoiceIn the context of nucleic acids, which statement best describes ATP (adenosine triphosphate)?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the difference between NAD\(^+\) and NADH?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following substances is classified as a nucleic acid?
- Multiple ChoiceIn the context of nucleic acid metabolism, what happens to NADH when it is oxidized?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following descriptions best fits the class of molecules known as nucleotides?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the substrates digested by nucleosidase and phosphatase enzymes during nucleic acid catabolism?
- Multiple ChoiceIn nucleic acids, what is the monomer called if it lacks a phosphate group?