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DNA vs. RNA

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the basic building block of nucleic acids?

a)

nucleotides

b)

nucleus

c)

cells

d)

amino acids

2.

Which of the following is NOT a component of the nucleotides?

a)

A nitrogrenous base

b)

A five-carbon sugar

c)

A carboxyl group

d)

A phosphate group

3.

Match the names of the bases in DNA.

G

Adenine

C

Thymine

T

Guanine

A

Cytosine
4.

Match the names of the bases in RNA.

U

Adenine

A

Uracil

G

Guanine

C

Cytosine
5.

DNA stands for ​ (a)   . The sugar in DNA is ​ (b)   . DNA is ​ (c)   stranded.

Choose from the below words
deoxyribonucleic acid
ribonucleic acid
deoxyribose
ribose
double
single
6.

RNA stands for ​​ (a)   . The sugar in RNA is ​ (b)   . RNA is ​​ (c)   stranded.

Choose from the below words
ribonucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid
ribose
deoxyribose
single
double
7.

In DNA, adenine always pairs with _________.

a)

Uracil

b)

Cytosine

c)

Guanine

d)

Thymine

8.

How many different bases can be found on a strand of RNA?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

9.

Which of the following scientists proposed the structure of DNA as a double helix?

a)

Theodor Schwann & Francis Crick

b)

Robert Brown & James Watson

c)

Gregor Mendel & Rosalind Franklin

d)

James Watson & Francis Crick

10.

Which of the following terms is defined as the process of making an exact copy of the DNA molecule from an original DNA molecule?

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Protein Synthesis

11.

Which of the following terms is defined as the process of synthesizing complementary mRNA molecule using DNA as a template.

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Protein Synthesis

12.

Which of the following terms is defined as the process of building a protein at the ribosomes using mRNA as the template.

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Protein Synthesis

13.

A DNA strand has the following bases.

G C A A T T

What would the complementary mRNA strand be?

a)

G C A A T T

b)

C G T T A A

c)

C G U U A A

d)

A U G G T T

14.

What type of RNA carries the genetic information from DNA and is made during transcription?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

15.

What type of RNA carries the amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

16.

What type of RNA makes up part of the ribosome?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA