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DNA

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Ribose and deoxyribose are

a)

nucleotides

b)

disaccharides

c)

pentose sugar

d)

nitrogenous bases

2.

The double helix structure of DNA is held together by

a)

ionic bonds

b)

peptide bonds

c)

hydrogen bonds

d)

phosphodiester bond

3.

The double helix structure of DNA is maintained by the bond formed between

a)

a sugar and a phosphate group

b)

a sugar and a nitrogenous group

c)

a purine base and a pyrimidine base

d)

the same groups of nitrogenous base

4.

Which of the following statements are not correct

a)

nitrogenous bases in DNA are A, T,C,G while in RNA A,U,C,G

b)

DNA only has one type while RNA has 3 types

c)

DNA consists of 2 polynucleotide strands while RNA consists of a single polynucleotide strand

d)

deoxyribose as pentose sugar in RNA while ribose as pentose sugar in DNA

5.

The backbone of a nucleic acid molecule is made of

a)

purines

b)

pyrimidines

c)

nitrogenous bases

d)

alternating sugar and phasphate groups