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DNA and RNA Structure

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is DNA and RNA made up of?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Monosaccharides

c)

Polysaccharides

d)

Sugars

2.

What are long chains of nucleotides called?

a)

Polyneucleotides

b)

Polysaccharides

c)

Long chains

d)

Polyaminoacids

3.

Which of the following are nucleotides NOT made up of?

a)

A carbon compound

b)

A sugar

c)

A phosphate group

d)

A nitrogen-containing base

4.

What shape is DNA?

a)

A double helix

b)

A single strand

c)

A pleated sheet

d)

An omega helix

5.

How many polynucleotide chains make up DNA?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

6.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Ribonucleic acid

c)

Deoxynucleic acid

d)

Nucleic acid

7.

What does RNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Ribonucleic acid

c)

Deoxynucleic acid

d)

Nucleic acid

8.

How many polynucleotide chains make up RNA?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What four nitrogen base pairs make up DNA?

a)

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

b)

Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine

c)

Adenine, Thymine, Glucose, Cytosine

d)

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Fructose

10.

What four nitrogen base pairs make up RNA?

a)

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

b)

Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine

c)

Adenine, Thymine, Glucose, Cytosine

d)

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Fructose

11.

What base pair does Adenine (A) bind with in DNA?

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

12.

What base pair does Guanine (G) bind with in both DNA and RNA?

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

13.

What base pair does Adenine (A) bind with in RNA?

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

14.

What base pair does Adenine (A) bind with in RNA?

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

15.

How would you read the second strand to this first strand? 5'-ATTGACC-3’

a)

3’-TAACTGG-5’

b)

5’-TAACTGG-3’

c)

3'-CGGTCAA-5'

d)

5'-CGGTCAA-3'

16.

Which is NOT a way RNA differs from DNA?

a)

Contains a single strand

b)

Contains Uracil (U) instead of Thymine (T)

c)

Contains the sugar ribose

d)

Contains an extra nitrogen base