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Nucleic Acids and RNA Concepts

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

nucleic acid monomers are

(a)  

2.

nucleic acids are slightly

a)

acidic

b)

basic

c)

neutral

3.

RNA is synthesized in the

(a)  

4.

RNA can be found in the

a)

ER

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

cytosol

d)

mitochondria

5.

The sum of the genetic material in an organism is its

(a)  

6.

Genes on DNA provide instructions for making:

(a)  

7.

How many chromosomes in a cell?

(a)  

8.

What is the process of copying DNA instructions into a molecule called mRNA?

happens in the nucleus

(a)  

9.

Which are purines?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Guanine

10.

Which carbon is where the phosphate group is typically attached?

a)

1'

b)

2'

c)

3'

d)

4'

e)

5'

11.

Which are pyrimidines?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Guanine

12.

Which are two-ring bases?

a)

purine

b)

pyrimidine

13.

Which carbon is where the nitrogenous bases attatch?

a)

1'

b)

2'

c)

3'

d)

4'

e)

5'

14.

Which carbon is where the next nucleotide in the DNA strand is attached through a phosphodiester bond?

a)

1'

b)

2'

c)

3'

d)

4'

e)

5'