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Structure and chemical composition of DNA


This quiz is based on the physical structure and chemical composition of DNA. It deals with basic concepts related to DNA chemistry and DNA methods.
 

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1.

A nucleoside consists of :

  a pentose sugar and a oxygen base.

  a phosphate group, a pentose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

  a hexose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

  a pentose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

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2.

The process of protein manufacture within ribosomes using mRNA is called :

  transcription

  protein derivation

  translation

  None of the above

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3.

Because one original strand of the double stranded DNA helix is found in each daughter cell (after cell division), the DNA replication process is :

  derivative

  conservative

  dispersive

  semiconservative

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4.

The DNA molecule is a polymer. Its monomer units are :

  nucleotides

  nucleosides

  amino acids

  nucleic acids

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5.

A significant difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is :

  The DNA of prokaryotes floats freely around the cell while the DNA of eukaryotes is held within its nucleus.

  Prokaryotes do not have ribosomes while eukaryotes do.

  Prokaryotes do not have DNA as their genetic material while eukaryotes do.

  Prokaryote cells are not membrane-bound while eukaryote cells are.

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6.

The DNA molecules of different species differ in their :

  phosphate backbone

  sequence of bases

  type of nucleotides

  All of the above

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7.

A DNA strand has the sequence A-C-A-G-C-C-G-T-A. What would be its complementary strand ?

  A-C-A-G-C-C-G-T-A

  G-T-G-A-T-T-A-C-G

  U-G-U-C-G-G-C-A-U

  T-G-T-C-G-G-C-A-T

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