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DNA/RNA Review Activity

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
2.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
3.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)

ribose, hydrogen, nitrogen base

b)

deoxyribose, oxygen, nitrogen base

c)

deoxyribose, phosphate, nitrogen base

d)

ribose, phosphate, protein

4.
Which of the following is a base that is NOT contained in DNA?
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Uracil
d)
Guanine
5.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
6.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
7.

Which of the following are the bases for RNA?

a)

adenine, uracil, thymine, and guanine

b)

adenine, uracil, guanine, and cytosine

c)

adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine

d)

adenine, uracil, thymine, and cytosine

8.

Which statement is true about RNA?

a)

RNA is usually single stranded and contains the base uracil

b)

RNA is usually double stranded and contains the base thymine

c)

RNA is made in the nucleus and stays there to carry out its function

d)

All of the above are true.

9.

True or False: RNA uses deoxyribose sugar.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

RNA and DNA have different structures. Which of the following statements are correct?

a)

RNA is double stranded and DNA is single stranded.

b)

RNA and DNA are both single stranded.

c)

RNA is single stranded and DNA is double stranded.

d)

RNA and DNA are both double stranded.

11.

RNA and DNA are composed of different sugars. Which of the following statements are true?

a)

RNA uses ribose and DNA uses deoxyribose.

b)

RNA uses deoxyribose and DNA uses ribose.

c)

DNA and RNA both use ribose sugars.

d)

DNA and RNA both use deoxyribose sugars.

12.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
13.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
14.
What does this picture represent?
a)
amino acid
b)
base pairing
c)
nucleotide
d)
the DNA molecule
15.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
16.
I travel outside of the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
17.

A term applied to two molecules that are side by side but run in opposite directions.

a)

double helix

b)

nucleotide

c)

antiparallel

d)

semi-conservative replication

18.

This is a phrase that means “the different shapes of RNA and DNA allow them to have different purposes.”

(type in all little lowercase letters)

F______ allows for F________

(a)