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DNA, RNA and Transcription

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the repeating units in DNA known as?

a)

Ribose

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Uracil

d)

Thymine

2.

What are the three parts that make up a nucleotide?

a)

Deoxyribose, Phosphate, Base

b)

Ribose, Phosphate, Base

c)

Deoxyribose, Phosphene, Base

d)

Ribose, Phosphate, Deoxyribose

3.

Which bases form complementary base pairs in DNA

a)

G - C, A - U

b)

G - A, T - C

c)

G - U, T-A

d)

A - T, C - G

4.

What type of bond forms between the complementary bases on DNA?

a)

Phosphodiester Bond

b)

Covalent Bond

c)

Hydrogen Bond

d)

Ionic Bond

5.

What type of bond forms between the sugar and phosphate molecules adjoining nucleotides?

a)

Phosphodiester Bond

b)

Glycosidic Bond

c)

Hydrogen Bond

d)

Ionic Bond

6.

What is the name of the enzyme that forms this bond during DNA replication?

a)

RNA Polymerase

b)

Helicase

c)

Ligase

d)

DNA Polymerase

7.

What is the DNA structure described as?

a)

Single Helix

b)

Double Helix

c)

Triple Helix

d)

Single Stranded

8.

In RNA the base Uracil replaces which base found in DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Guanine

9.

Which sugar is found in an RNA nucleotide?

a)

Ribose

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Hexose

d)

Ribulose

10.

What molecule is formed in transcription?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

polypeptide

11.

Which enzyme catalyses the formation of strong chemical bonds between RNA nucleotides?

a)

Helicase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

DNA helicase

d)

RNA polymerase

12.

Where does transcription occur?

a)

Cytoplasm (on a ribosome)

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria