Nucleotides
It is an organic molecule made up of three basic components- a nitrogenous base, phosphate,and pentose sugar. The nucleotides are important for metabolic reactions andthe formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).
Nucleic Acids
Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The structure of all proteins and ultimately every biomolecule and cellular component is a product of information encoded in the sequence of nucleic acids. Parts of a DNA molecule containing the information needed to synthesize a protein or an RNA are genes. Nucleic acids can store and transmit genetic information from one generation to the next, fundamental to any life form.
- ) Both the caterpillar stage of the yucca moth and the ground sloth ate seeds of the yucca plant. However, when caterpillars eat, they completely digest the seed itself. When sloths ate the seeds, the seeds passed intact through the
digestive system . How would you classify each of these interactions for the plant (positive or negative)? What do these interactions tell you about plant and animal interactions involving part of the plant being eaten?
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