AP Biology Nucleic Acids

Polymers of nucleotides

• Carboxylic acids

• Amino acids

• Nucleic acids

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

Nucleic acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• DNA and RNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Where is the PHOSPHATE found on this nucleotide?

Which image represents the Phosphate group on the nucleotide

Where is the SUGAR found on this nucleotide?

Where is the NITROGENOUS BASE found on this nucleotide?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What are the components of a nucleotide?

• nitrogen base, phosphate group, and pentose sugar

• pentose sugar, purine, and pyrimidine

• nitrogen base and a phosphate group

• DNA, phosphate group, monosaccharide