Nucleic Acid MCQs

_ figured out the structure of a nucleic acid

Born and oppenheimer
Darwin and pasteur
James Watson and Francis Crick
William hooks and matthias schleiden

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James Watson and Francis Crick

James Watson and Francis Crick figured out the structure of a nucleic acid in _

1967
1953
1902
1899

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1953

Nucleic acids are made up of strands of _?

Starch
Vitamins
carbohydrates
nucleotides

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nucleotides

Every nucleic acid has _ carbon sugar

1
4
5
7

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5

Every nucleic acid must has a _ group

Phosphate
Carbonate
Both of these
None of these

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Phosphate

Adenine always goes with _ in DNA

Guanine
cytosine
uracil
thymine

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thymine

_ always goes with thymine in DNA

adenine
cytosine
uracil
thymine

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adenine

guanine always goes with _ in DNA

adenine
cytosine
uracil
thymine

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cytosine

_ always goes with cytosine in DNA

adenine
guanine
uracil
thymine

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guanine

DNA includes

adenine
Cytosine
guanine
thymine
All of these

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All of these

A _ is a unit that contains the genetic information or codes for a particular protein and transmits hereditary information to the next generation.

gene
protein
Monosaccharide
Fatty acid

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gene

RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules have _ strand/s of nucleotides

1
3
5
7

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1

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules have _ strand/s of nucleotides

1
3
2
7

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2

RNA (ribonucleic acid) Includes _

Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
uracil
All of these

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All of these

The sugar in RNA is?

ribose
deoxyribose
Sucrose
maltose

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ribose

Sugar in DNA is?

ribose
deoxyribose
Sucrose
maltose

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deoxyribose