Unit 2: Section 2 - Nucleic Acids

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A Levels Biology (Biology Unit 2) Quiz on Unit 2: Section 2 - Nucleic Acids, created by Jessica Phillips on 22/05/2015.
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Question 1

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What are the 4 possible bases for RNA?
Answer
  • Adenine
  • Cytosine
  • Guanine
  • Thymine
  • Uracil

Question 2

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The higher the substrate concentration, the faster the reaction, up until the saturation point.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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A gene is a section of DNA that codes for a specific sequence of amino acids that forms a particular protein.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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The sugar in RNA nucleotides is a deoxyribose sugar.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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What are the three major components of nucleotides?
Answer
  • A phosphate group
  • A nitrogen-containing base
  • An oxygen-containing base
  • A sugar
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid
  • Polynucleotide strand

Question 6

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Which of the bases are purines?
Answer
  • Adenine
  • Guanine
  • Cytosine
  • Thymine
  • Uracil

Question 7

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Which are the bases are pyrimidines?
Answer
  • Adenine
  • Guanine
  • Thymine
  • Cytosine
  • Uracil

Question 8

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In DNA two polynucleotide strands join together to form a double-helix
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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DNA replication is semi-conservative.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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