Biomolecules A short video review.
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
NUCLEIC ACID NOTES
Nucleic Acids Molecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon & phosphorus
Function in the body Store & transmit hereditary or genetic information
Building Blocks Nucleotides – the building blocks of nucleic acids Nucleotides have 3 parts: 5-carbon sugar A phosphate group Sugar and phosphate are held together by strong covalent bonds A nitrogenous (nitrogen-containing) base (adenine, thymine, cytocine, guanine) Bases are held together by weak hydrogen bonds.
Check for Understanding #1 The diagram below represents a portion of a nucleic acid molecule. The part indicated by arrow X could be 1 adenine 2 ribose 3 deoxyribose 4 phosphate
Nucleic Acids Video
Check for Understanding #2 The weakest bonds in a double-stranded molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid exist between the (1) deoxyribose sugars (2) phosphate groups (3) nitrogenous bases (4) 5-carbon sugars
Examples Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Check for Understanding #3 One similarity between DNA and RNA molecules is that they both contain 1 the same sugar 2 genetic codes based on sequences of bases 3 a nitrogenous base known as uracil 4 double-stranded polymers