DNA and RNA Basics

RNA is different from DNA in ___

• RNA is single stranded
• RNA has uracil 
• RNA has the sugar ribos
• All of these

What is the five carbon ring of sugar in DNA called?

• Deoxyribose 
• Ribose
• Glucose
• Nucleotides

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The building blocks of DNA  & RNA consisting of a five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen-containing base.

• Monosaccarides
• Fatty Acids
• Nucleotides
• Amino Acids

The five carbon sugar found in RNA

• Ribose
• Deoxyribose
• Glucose
• Lactose

The bonds that hold the two strands of DNA together come from...

• the attraction of phosphate groups 
• strong bonds between  bases and sugars
• carbon to carbon bonds in the sugar
• weak hydrogen bonds between the bases

Which of the following is a base that is NOT contained in DNA?

• Adenine
• Thymine
• Uracil
• Guanine

DNA and RNA are biomolecules in the category of

• Proteins
• Lipids
• Nucleic Acids
• Carbohydrates

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose and adenine
• deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
• deoxyribose and the nucleus
• deoxyribose and phosphate

Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?

• nitrogenous base
• nucleic acid
• cholesterol
• fatty acid

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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