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DNA and RNA
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1What is the main function of DNA
- AEnergy Storage
- BTo make a person
- CInformation Store
2What is the main function of RNA
- AInformation Store
- BRead and Translate information
- CCreate Ribosomes
3What are Nucleotides
- AA Polymer of Nucleic Acids
- BA Monomer of Nucleic Acids
4What 3 components make up a Nucleotide?
- AA Phosphate Group
- BA Carbohydrate
- CA Sugar Molecule
- DAn Amino Acid
- EA Protein
- FAn Organic Nitrogenous Base
5How are the three sub-units in Nucleic Acids joined together?
- AHydrogen Bonds
- BCovalent Bonds
- CMetallic Bonds
6What 2 Groups are the 5 Organic Bases grouped into?
- APurines
- BPiramines
- CPyrimidines
7What is the difference between a Purine and a Pyrimidine?
- APyrimidine has a 2 ring structure whereas a Purine has a one ring structure.
- BPyrimidine has a double chain.
- CPurines have a 2 ring structure whereas a Pyrimidine has a 1 ring structure.
8What does too much Nucleic Acid cause?
- Adehydration
- Bsickness
- Cdiarrhoea
- Dgout
9How does too much Nucleic Acid cause Gout?
- AThe excess Nucleic acid travel to the capillaries under the skin and cause the skin to swell.
- BUric acid forms crystals that are deposited in joints at the extremities
10What is the name of the polymer of Nucleotide monomers?
- APolytide
- BPolynucleotide
- Cpolymonomer
11What are the complementary base pairing rules?
- AAdenine pairs with Cytosine and Thymine pairs with Guanine.
- BAdenine pairs with Thymine and Cytosine pairs with Guanine.
- CThymine pairs with Cytosine and Adenine pairs with Guanine
12What is the number of Hydrogen bonds between Thymine and Adenine
- A3
- B4
- C2
13What is the number of Hydrogen bonds between Guanine and Cytosine?
- A3
- B4
- C2
14At what part of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?
- AProphase
- BMetaphase
- CAnaphase
- DTelophase
- EInterphase
15What enzyme unzips the DNA helix?
- AAmylase
- BPolymerase
- CHelecase
16During DNA replication what acts as a template?
- AThe Nitrogenous Bases
- BThe Sugar-Phosphate backbone
- CThe Hydrogen bonds
- DThe original strand of DNA
- EThe original strand of RNA
17In DNA replication what signal the tRNA to collect the Amino Acids and transport them to the ribosomes.
- AmRNA
- BrRNA
- CPrimer
18What is mRNA?
- AThe coding DNA strand
- BThe original DNA strand
- CThe template
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- - Biology Quiz on DNA and RNA, created by stacymaria on 30/05/2013.
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