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2.6 IB DNA & RNA Structure

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary function of DNA?

a)

To determine the sequence of amino acids in a protein molecule

b)

To determine the sequence of saccharide monomers in a polysaccharide molecule

c)

To determine the sequence of traits in an individual

d)

To determine the sequence of fatty acids in a glycerol molecule

2.

Which of the following differences between DNA and RNA is NOT true?

a)

DNA and RNA have a different sugar in their nucleotides

b)

RNA is a single-stranded helix

c)

RNA can be found in the nucleus and cytoplasm of the cell

d)

DNA is only found in the cell nucleus

e)

RNA has the following base paring: A-T, C-G

3.

If 23% of the nitrogenous bases in a DNA molecule are guanine, what percentage of the nitrogenous bases will be adenine?

a)

27%

b)

23%

c)

46%

d)

54%

4.

Who is responsible for producing this image?

a)

Francis Crick

b)

James Watson

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Maurice Wilkins

e)

Erwin Chargaff

5.
What does this image show?
a)
Double helical structure of DNA
b)
Triple Helical Structure of DNA
c)
Double helical structure of RNA
d)
Triple Helical Structure of RNA
6.

The work of Erwin Chargaff allowed Watson and Crick to determine the rules of.......

a)

protein synthesis

b)

transcription

c)

hydrogen bonding

d)

nitrogenous base pairing

7.

Who was responsible for the model shown?

a)

Oswald Avery

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Erwin Chargaff

d)

Rosalind Franklin

e)

Maurice Wilkins

8.
The two strands of the DNA double helix are held together by what type of bond?
a)
hydrogen bonds
b)
peptide bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
ionic bonds
9.

What determines the code of a DNA molecule?

a)

the structure of the nitrogenous bases

b)

the sequence of the nitrogenous bases

c)

the type of pentose sugar

d)

the frequency of nitrogenous bases

10.
Which bases are purines?
a)
A & T
b)
C & T
c)
C & G
d)
A & G
11.
How many rings do pyrimidine bases have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.

Which is the only nucleic acid that this romance could happen within?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

13.

Which carbon atoms on the pentose sugar does the phosphate molecule bond to?

a)

1' & 2'

b)

2' & 3'

c)

3' & 4"

d)

4' & 5'

e)

5' & 3'

14.

In which direction does the parallel DNA strand run?

a)

1' - 5'

b)

3' - 5'

c)

5' - 3'

d)

5' - 1'

15.

What is the name of the DNA monomer shown?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Amino acid

c)

Triglyceride

d)

Phospholipid

16.
In nucleic acids, which type of bond links the 5-carbon sugars with an organic base?
a)
Peptide
b)
Covalent
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Phosphate
17.
From his work with mice and pneumonia-causing bacteria, Frederick Griffith discovered what?
a)
Replication
b)
Transcription
c)
Transformation
d)
Translation
18.
By using radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase were able to conclude that _____ is the carrier of genetic information.
a)
DNA
b)
Protein
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Lipid
19.
Rosalind Franklin's "Photo 51" allowed Watson and Crick to determine the _______ of DNA.
a)
Shape
b)
Backbone
c)
Nitrogen bases
d)
Hydrogen bonds
20.

RNA and DNA are similar in that....

a)

they both comprise of the 5 nitrogenous bases: adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil

b)

they are both double helixes

c)

they both contain ribose as the sugar

d)

they both contain a phosphate group

21.

Which of the following statements are true? (3)

a)

The diagram on the left is ribose

b)

Both sugars are pentose sugars

c)

The diagram with the H highlighted is deoxyribose

d)

Both sugars are found in DNA

e)

The only difference between them is the number of oxygen atoms