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DNA and RNA

Question 1 of 10

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The bases in DNA

Select one or more of the following:

  • Adenine

  • Guanine

  • Thymine

  • Cytosine

  • Uracil

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

The sugar in RNA

Select one of the following:

  • Ribose sugar

  • Deoxyribose sugar

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

What is the base paring rule?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Adenine to Guanine

  • Thymine to Adenine

  • Cytosine to Thymine

  • Guanine to Cytosine

  • Adenine and Uracil

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

The number of hydrogen bonds between each base pair

Select one or more of the following:

  • 3 hydrogen bonds between Cytosine and Guanine

  • 3 hydrogen bonds between Adenine and Thymine

  • 2 hydrogen bonds between Adenine and Thymine

  • 2 Hydrogen bonds between Cytosine and Guanine

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What are both DNA and RNA made of ?

Select one of the following:

  • Sugar, nitrogenous base and a phosphate

  • Glycerol, fatty acids and a phosphate

  • Sugar, a base and a hydroxyl group

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

How many polynucleotide strands in DNA

Select one of the following:

  • One

  • Two

  • Four

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

How is DNA held together in its double helix?

Select one of the following:

  • Hydrogen bonds

  • Sugar-phosphate bonds

  • Hydrogen bonds and sugar-phosphate bonds

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

What is a gene?

Select one of the following:

  • A section of DNA that codes for a specific sequence of amino acids that form a particular protein

  • A gene is a section of DNA that contains the cell information on how to function and behave

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

The sugar in DNA

Select one of the following:

  • Deoxyribose sugar

  • Ribose sugar

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

What is the full name of DNA

Select one of the following:

  • deoxyribonucleic acid

  • deoxynitric acid

  • ribonucleic acid

Explanation

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