Which of the Following Is a Property of Water

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a property of water?

• A) it has a high capacity for heat.
• B) it is not a common reactant in metabolic reactions.
• C) It is not a good solvent.
• D) it is liquid in a very narrow temperature range.
• E) it is a nonpolar molecule.

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Definitions:

Sugar-Phosphate Bonds

Covalent bonds that connect sugar and phosphate molecules, forming the backbone of nucleic acid structures like DNA and RNA.

Okazaki Fragments

Short sequences of DNA nucleotides synthesized discontinuously and later linked together to form the lagging strand during DNA replication.

Heavy Nitrogen (15N)

A stable isotope of nitrogen, used in scientific studies to trace nitrogen pathways and cycles in the environment or organisms.

Meselson and Stahl

Scientists who conducted a landmark experiment in 1958 demonstrating that DNA replication is semiconservative, where each of the original strands serves as a template for a new strand.