wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

RNA VS DNA

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following characteristics is NOT seen in both DNA and RNA?

a)

A single strand

b)

Adenine

c)

Cytosine

d)

A double helix

2.

Which of the following is not a true characteristic of an RNA molecule?

a)

It contains deoxyribose sugar

b)

It can be single stranded

c)

It can be double stranded

d)

It contains deoxyribose sugar

3.

Which of the following choices is an element common to both DNA and RNA molecules?

a)

Both are often single-stranded

b)

They can both be found in the nucleus

c)

There is deoxyribose sugar in both of their sugar-phosphate backbones

d)

Both contain the nucleotide uracil

4.

Which of the following are properties of RNA?

a)

Deoxyribose, uracil, and a globular structure

b)

Deoxyribose, ribose, and uracil

c)

Ribose, uracil, and a linear structure

d)

Deoxyribose, thymine, and a linear structure

5.

In DNA adenine (A) bonds to thymine (T) and guanine (G) bonds to cytosine (C). What is the bonding scheme in RNA?

a)

A-C and G-U

b)

A-U and C-G

c)

A-T and C-G

d)

None of these

6.

Which of the following describes the components of a nucleotide?

a)

ATP, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base

b)

A phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and an amino acid

c)

A phosphate group, a hexose sugar, and a nitrogenous base

d)

A phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base

7.
The following picture must be
a)
DNA because it's double stranded
b)
RNA because it's single stranded
c)
DNA because it's single stranded
d)
RNA because it's double stranded
8.
I travel outside of the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
9.
The sugar in RNA is ____________________.
a)
deoxyribose
b)
ribose
10.

Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

I am made of nucleotides.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

12.

I only stay in the nucleus and cannot leave.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both