| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Nucleic Acids | Make up genes which provide basic blueprint of life |
| nucleotide | basic unit of nucleic acids, composed of a nitrogen base, pentose sugar and phosphate group |
| 5 different types of nitrogen bases | A&G ( double ringed) , C&T& U( ONLY FOUND IN RNA) single ringed. |
| A | T |
| C | G |
| DNA & RNA | 2 major types of nucleic acids |
| DNA | replicates before cell division, provides instructions for building all protiens, double stranded, contains deoxyribose double helix structure A-T & C-G |
| RNA | molecular SLAVE of DNA single strand, A-U & C-G, contains ribose |
| 3 Kinds of RNA | mRNA, tRNA, rRNA |
| Andenosine Triphosphate | ATP, Provides a form of chemical energy that is usable by all body cells, Glucose in relation to atp- glucose is the most important fuel in body BUT CANNOT BE USED DIRECTLY, energy in glucose is captured and stored in the bonds of ATP |
| Modified Nucelotide | ATP, conisits of andenine base, ribose sugar , and three phosphate groups |
| Phosphate groups attached by | High Energy Phosphate bonds, then attacked by hydrolysis |
| Hydrolysis | the process in which water is used to spilt substances ( phosphate bonds) into smaller particles |
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