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WorksheetsDNA vs. RNA
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the basic building block of nucleic acids?
nucleotides
nucleus
cells
amino acids
Which of the following is NOT a component of the nucleotides?
A nitrogrenous base
A five-carbon sugar
A carboxyl group
A phosphate group
Match the names of the bases in DNA.
G
C
T
A
Match the names of the bases in RNA.
U
A
Uracil
G
C
DNA stands for (a) . The sugar in DNA is (b) . DNA is (c) stranded.
RNA stands for (a) . The sugar in RNA is (b) . RNA is (c) stranded.
In DNA, adenine always pairs with _________.
Uracil
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
How many different bases can be found on a strand of RNA?
3
4
5
6
Which of the following scientists proposed the structure of DNA as a double helix?
Theodor Schwann & Francis Crick
Robert Brown & James Watson
Gregor Mendel & Rosalind Franklin
James Watson & Francis Crick
Which of the following terms is defined as the process of making an exact copy of the DNA molecule from an original DNA molecule?
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
Protein Synthesis
Which of the following terms is defined as the process of synthesizing complementary mRNA molecule using DNA as a template.
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
Protein Synthesis
Which of the following terms is defined as the process of building a protein at the ribosomes using mRNA as the template.
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
Protein Synthesis
A DNA strand has the following bases.
G C A A T T
What would the complementary mRNA strand be?
G C A A T T
C G T T A A
C G U U A A
A U G G T T
What type of RNA carries the genetic information from DNA and is made during transcription?
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
What type of RNA carries the amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis?
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
What type of RNA makes up part of the ribosome?
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
