Proteins & Nucleic Acids - AP Biology

Monomer of proteins

• carboxylic acid

• inorganic acid

• amino acid

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Numbers of amino acids used to build protein in organisms

• 12

• 20

• 22

Amino acids differ in side chain groups or _____.

• L groups

• O groups

• R groups

Amino acids are linked by

• ester bonds

• peptide bonds

• thiosulfide bonds

Polymers of nucleotides

• Carboxylic acids

• Amino acids

• Nucleic acids

Types of nucleic acids

• 1

• 2

• 3

Two types of nucleic acids

• DNA

• RNA

• CNA

Nucleotides are made of

• sugar + phosphate + nitrogen base

• sugar + sulphate + nitrogen base

• phosphate + nitrogen base

What is the monomer of Nucleic acids?

• Monosaccharides

• Fatty Acids

• Nucleotides

• Amino Acid

What is the function of nucleic acids?

• Stores energy
• Stores genetic information
• Movement
• Physical structure