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XII - ZOO - CH - 5 - DNA Vs RNA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

RNA is the genetic material in

a)

A) TMV

b)

B) Bacteriophage

c)

C) Both A and B

d)

D) None of these

2.

Properties of genetic material include

a)

A) Stable

b)

B) Mutable

c)

C) Replicable

d)

D) All of these

3.

Which is more structurally and chemically stable?

a)

A) DNA

b)

B) RNA

c)

C) Protein

d)

D) All

4.

RNA viruses show

a)

A) Less mutation

b)

B) Faster evolution

c)

C) Slower evolution

d)

D) More than one option is correct

5.

DNA is preferred by nature over RNA for

a)

A) Storage of genetic information

b)

B) Transmission of genetic information

c)

C) Expression of genetic information

d)

D) More than one

6.

Choose incorrect statement RNA

a)

A) was first genetic material

b)

B) acts as catalyst too

c)

C) is more stable than DNA

d)

D) has protein synthesizing mechanism built around it

7.

The bacteria involved in Hershey & chase experiment of 1952 was

a)

A) Bacteriophage

b)

B) E. coli

c)

C) Streptococcus pneumoniae

d)

D) Clostridium botulism

8.

Which base is present in RNA but completely absent in DNA?

a)

A) Adenine

b)

B) Cytosine

c)

C) Uracil

d)

D) Thymine

9.

How many hydrogen bonds are formed between Adenine and Thymine in a DNA molecule?

a)

A) One

b)

B) Two

c)

C) Three

d)

D) Four

10.

The double helix model of DNA structure was proposed by:

a)

A) Watson and Crick

b)

B) Robert Hooke

c)

C) Gregor Mendel

d)

D) Hugo de Vrie