DNA vs RNA

What is the fundamental role of DNA?

• To store energy

• To store genetic code

• To provide structural support

• To transport nutrients

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?

• Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

• Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine

• Thymine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine

• Adenine, Thymine, Uracil, Guanine

Which nitrogenous base pairs with Adenine in DNA?

• Cytosine

• Guanine

• Thymine

• Uracil

What type of sugar is found in the nucleotides of DNA?

• Glucose

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• Fructose

What nitrogenous base does RNA have that DNA does not?

• Thymine

• Cytosine

• Uracil

• Guanine

What is the main structural difference between DNA and RNA?

• DNA is single-stranded, RNA is double-stranded

• DNA contains ribose, RNA contains deoxyribose

• DNA is double-stranded, RNA is single-stranded

• DNA contains uracil, RNA contains thymine

What type of bases are Adenine and Guanine classified as?

• Pyrimidine bases

• Purine bases

• Sugar bases

• Phosphate bases

What are the 3 parts that make up a nucleotide?

• p group, glucose, base
• Phosphates, Deoxyriboses, base
• Phosphate, 5-carbon sugar, base
• Phospholipids, Proteins, Carbohydrates

Which two DNA bases are paired correctly?

• Cytosine & Thymine (C - T)
• Cytosine & Guanine (C - G)
• Adenine & Cytosine (A - C)
• Guanine & Adenine (G - A)

Which two DNA bases are paired correctly?

• Thymine & Cytosine (T - C)
• Adenine & Guanine (A - G)
• Adenine & Thymine (A - T)
• Guanine & Thymine (G - T)