Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: _______________ Period: ________ Biology Notes: Nucleic Acids Directions: Fill out as we cover the following topics in class. Corresponds to page 48 in your text. Nucleic Acid Basics Additional Info: • Contain instructions to build _____________ • Two types: - ________________ (deoxyribonucleic acid) - ________________ (ribonucleic acid) • Composed of smaller units called _______________ - Monomer: _________________ - Polymer: _______________ Nucleotide Structure Draw a Nucleotide • What is a nucleotide? __________________ of nucleic acids. • Three parts - _______________ _______________ - _______________ _______________ - ________ of 4 _______________ bases: • __________________ (A) • __________________ (T) • __________________ (G) • __________________ (C) • Nucleotides combine to make ________________________ • Instructions for ______________ to make ______________ 1 Minute Discussion: 1. How many nucleotides are pictured? __________ 2. What is this long chain of nucleotides called? _____________________ 3. Name the blue shaped pentagon molecule: ______________________ 4. What are these individual monomers called? _____________________ 5. What will these instructions be used to create? ___________________ Deoxyribonucleic Acid • Double Helix: __________ chains of nucleotides • _________________ bond connects the two nucleotides • 4 DNA Nitrogen bases: Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine - A pairs with __________ - __________ pairs with G • Gene: _______________ of DNA that ________________ for a _______________ Ribonucleic Acid • _____________ chain of nucleotides • RNA Nitrogen bases: Adenine, _________________, Cytosine, Guanine • Function: _____________________ instructions from ____________ to ___________________ 1 Minute Discussion: Monomer Polymer Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic Acids Review 1) Name the monomer of nucleic acids. 2) Draw & label a nucleotide. 3) How are the four nitrogen bases of DNA abbreviated and how do they pair up? RNA? 4) What does the phosphate molecule of a nucleotide bond with? 5) What do you call a section of DNA that codes for a specific protein? 6) If the DNA nitrogen bases were TACCGGAT, how would the attached DNA strand read? 7) How are DNA and RNA different? Same? 8) Vocabulary: Monomer, Polymer, Nucleotide, Double helix, Nitrogen base