Chapter 4 Quiz

What is RNA specialized for?

• Stability and storage

• Energy production

• Versatility and catalysis

• Cellular communication

What did chemical evolution lead to the production of?

• Molecules that could not replicate

• Molecules that could self replicate

• Molecules that could only store energy

• Molecules that could only store information

What is the primary function of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)?

• Stores energy

• Stores genetic information and is replicated using proteins

• Catalyzes chemical reactions

• Transports nutrients

What sugar is found in deoxyribonucleotides?

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• Glucose

• Sucrose

Which nitrogenous base is found only in ribonucleotides?

• Thymine (T)

• Guanine (G)

• Uracil (U)

• Adenine (A)

Which component of a nucleotide is bonded to the 1' carbon of sugar?

• Phosphate group

• Nitrogenous base

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

What is difficult to identify in the context of nucleotide synthesis?

• The source of amino acids.

• The reactions behind probiotic synthesis of nucleotides.

• The role of sugars in nucleotide synthesis.

• The presence of nitrogenous bases.

What do deep-sea hydrothermal vent reactive minerals bind to?

• Proteins.

• Lipids.

• Ribose.

• Nitrogenous bases.

What is the role of simulations in the study of chemical evolution?

• They show the synthesis of proteins.

• They demonstrate the synthesis of nitrogenous bases and sugars.

• They predict volcanic activity.

• They analyze atmospheric changes.

What is the significance of the 3' carbon in nucleotide bonding?

• It bonds with the 5' carbon of another nucleotide

• It bonds with the 2' carbon of another nucleotide

• It bonds with the 1' carbon of another nucleotide

• It bonds with the 4' carbon of another nucleotide