Biological Questions and answers

What biological role is played by nucleic acids? A Nucleic acids store genetic material in the form of DNA, allowing it to be inherited. They also direct the formation of protein through translation from mRNA transcripts. Nucleic acids include DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, and RNA, or ribonuclei...

1 Q What name is given to the basic functional and structural unit of all living organisms? A The basic structural and functional unit of all known life-forms is the cell. For the AP Biology exam, you’ll want to be familiar with animal and plant cells, as well as the general structure of bact...

Name the two prokaryotic domains. Decribe the appearance of the following bacterial types: bacilli, spirilla, and cocci. Bacilli are long and rod-shaped, cocci are spherical, and spirilla are helical or “spiral-shaped.”How would the shape of this bacterium be described? This bacterium is a bacil...