1.5 Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids are polymers of ____.

The two types are ____ ____ and ____ ____.

Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides.

The two types are deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid.

A nucleotide consists of

• ____ ____

• ____ ____

• ____ ____

A nucleotide consists of

• pentose sugar

• nitrogenous base

• phosphate group

The nitrogenous base is attached to carbon _.

The phosphate group connects carbon._ and _.

The nitrogenous base is attached to carbon 1.

The phosphate group connects carbon.3 and 5.

Purines have _ rings; pyrimidines have _ ring.

_ and _ are purines; _ and _ are pyrimidines.

_ and _ form double bonds. _ and _ form triple bonds.

Purines have 2 rings; pyrimidines have 1 ring.

A and G are purines; T and C are pyrimidines.

A and T form double bonds. G and C form triple bonds.

ATP stands for ____ ____ . It consists of an ____, ____, and ____ ____ ____.

Most of the energy is stored between the ____ and ____ ____.

ATP breaks down into ____ ____ and a ____ ____ while releasing ____.

ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate. It consists of an adenine, ribose, and three phosphate groups.

Most of the energy is stored between the 2nd and 3rd phosphates.

ATP breaks down into adenosine diphosphate and a phosphate group while releasing energy.