DNA and RNA Structure

Question 1

Which structural component is found in DNA but not in RNA?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

deoxyribose

Question 2

Which of the following could be a nucleotide of RNA?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

ribose + phosphate group + uracil

Question 3

What is the role of RNA?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to move information from the nucleus to the ribosomes for protein synthesis

Question 4

Which represents a strand of RNA bases?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

UGGCUCGAA

Question 5

Where is the DNA located in a eukaryotic cell?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

nucleus

Question 6

Proteins are made in ribosomes, but DNA is stored in the nucleus. How does RNA help in this process?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

RNA copies DNA and transports it to ribosomes for protein synthesis.

Question 7

The diagram shows a nucleic acid in the shape of a double helix.Which sugar is present in the nucleic acid that is represented in the diagram?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

deoxyribose

Question 8

What did Chargaff discover while studying bases in the DNA of organisms?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The ratios of thymine and adenine were similar, as were the ratios of guanine and cytosine.

Question 9

DNA is a nucleic acid polymer composed of which repeating structural unit?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

nucleotides

Question 10

The diagram shows a nucleic acid in the shape of a helix.Which sugar is present in the nucleic acid that is represented in the diagram?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

ribose

DNA and RNA Structure Answers