The Andes Mountains Contain Extensive ____ Rocks on Both Sides

question 65

Multiple Choice

The Andes Mountains contain extensive ____ rocks on both sides of the mountains that formed from the erosion of the rising peaks.

• A) igneous
• B) sedimentary
• C) metamorphic
• D) granite

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Definitions:

Pyrimidine Bases

Nitrogen-containing compounds found in DNA and RNA, including cytosine, thymine, and uracil.

Adenine

Adenine is one of the four nucleobase components of nucleic acids DNA and RNA, pairing with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

Phosphodiester Linkage

A chemical bond that joins the sugar and phosphate groups of adjacent nucleotides in DNA or RNA.

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds between two molecules caused by the electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in the other.