DNA and RNA Quiz

What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

• Sugar, lipid, phosphate

• Phosphate, nitrogen base, sugar

• Protein, sugar, base

• Sugar, protein, lipid

What is a histone?

• A sugar in RNA

• An enzyme that helps replicate DNA

• A protein that DNA wraps around

• A base pair in DNA

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribose nucleotide acid

• Double nucleotide acid

• Deoxyribose nuclear acid

What does RNA stand for?

• Ribose nucleic acid

• Ribosomal nuclear acid

• Ribonucleic acid

• Ribosome nucleotide acid

What sugar is found in DNA?

• Glucose

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• Sucrose

What sugar is found in RNA?

• Glucose

• Deoxyribose

• Ribose

• Lactose

Which of the following are the nitrogen bases in DNA?

• Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Uracil

• Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

• Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine

• Thymine, Guanine, Uracil, Cytosine

Which of the following are the nitrogen bases in RNA?

• Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

• Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil

• Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine

• Guanine, Thymine, Uracil, Cytosine

According to Chargaff’s rules,

• A = G and T = C

• A = U and G = C

• A = T and G = C

• A = C and T = G

Who built the first accurate model of DNA?

• Rosalind Franklin

• Watson and Crick

• Chargaff

• Hershey and Chase