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MultiplehChoice
1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshconcerninghgenetichinformationhinhmosthcellshisht
rue?
a. ThehentirehDNAhmoleculehishcopiedhtohRNAhduringhDNAhreplication.
b. AhsinglehDNAhnucleotidehcodeshforhahsinglehaminohacid.
c. ThehflowhofhinformationhinhahcellhishfromhDNAhtohRNAhtohprotein.
d. ThehflowhofhinformationhinhahcellhishfromhproteinhtohRNAhtohDNA.
e. ThehflowhofhinformationhinhahcellhishfromhDNAhtohproteinhtohRNA.
Answer:hc
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2. Ahnucleotidehcontainshahpentosehsugar,hahphosphatehgroup,handha(n)
a. lipid.
b. acid.
c. nitrogen-containinghbase.
d. aminohacid.
e. glycerol.
Answer:hc
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3. Thehdifferencehbetweenhnucleosideshandhnucleotideshishthat
a. onlyhnucleotideshhavehnitrogenoushbases.
b. ahphosphatehgrouphishfoundhinhnucleotideshbuthnothinhnucleosides.
c. nucleotideshhavehthehpentosehsugarhribose;hnucleosideshhavehthehpentosehsugarh
deoxyribose.
d. inhnucleosideshthehmonomersharehjoinedhbyhphosphodiesterhbonds;hinhnucleotideshtheh
monomersharehjoinedhbyhhydrogenhbonds.
e. nucleosidesharehthehmonomershofhDNA;hnucleotidesharehthehmonomershofhRNA.
Answer:hb
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4. Thehbaseshofhnucleichacidsharehpurineshorhpyrimidines.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghs
tatementshcontrastinghpurineshandhpyrimidineshishtrue?
a. Purineshincludehthehbaseshcytosinehandhthymine,hwhereashpyrimidineshincludehthehbasesha
deninehandhguanine.
b. PyrimidinesharehfoundhinhRNA,hwhereashpurinesharehfoundhinhDNA.
c. Purinesharehdouble-ringhstructures,hwhereashpyrimidinesharehsingle-ringhstructures.
d. Purineshhavehonlyhsinglehbondshinhtheirhstructure,hwhereashpyrimidineshhavehbothhsingleha
ndhdoublehbondshinhtheirhstructure.
e. Purineshconsisthofhhydrogen,hcarbon,hoxygen,handhnitrogen,hwhereashpyrimidineshhaveh
phosphorus,hhydrogen,hcarbon,hoxygen,handhnitrogen.
Answer:hc
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Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
5. Ribosehandhdeoxyriboseharehbothhfoundhinhnucleichacids.hThehdifferencehbetweenhriboseha
ndhdeoxyribosehishthat
a. deoxyribosehhashonehlesshoxygenhatom.
b. ribosehishahpentosehsugar,hwhereashdeoxyribosehishahhexosehsugar.
c. deoxyribosehishfoundhinhDNA,hwhereashribosehishfoundhinhRNA.
d. Bothhahandhb
e. Bothhahandhc
Answer:he
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6. Whathishattachedhtohtheh5ʹ-carbonhofhdeoxyribosehinhDNA?
a. Adenine
b. Phosphate
c. Guanine
d. Thymine
e. Uracil
Answer:hb
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7. AllhofhthehfollowinghbasesharehfoundhinhDNAhexcept
a. thymine.
b. adenine.
c. uracil.
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d. guanine.
e. cytosine.
Answer:hc
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Bloom’shCategory:h1.hRemembering
8. ThehfourhnitrogenoushbaseshofhRNAharehabbreviatedhas
a. A,hG,hC,handhT.
b. A,hG,hT,handhN.
c. A,hG,hC,handhU.
d. A,hG,hU,handhT.
e. G,hC,hU,handhN.
Answer:hc
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Bloom’shCategory:h1.hRemembering
9. NucleotideshinhRNAharehconnectedhtohonehanotherhinhthehpolynucleotidehchainhby
bondshbetween .
a. hydrogen;hahsugarhandhahphosphatehgroup
b. covalent;htwohphosphates
c. covalent;htwohsugars
d. hydrogen;htwohphosphatehgroups
e. covalent;hahsugarhandhahphosphatehgroup
Answer:he
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10. Nucleichacidshandhproteinsharehbothhpolymershmadehofhahsethofhmonomers.hCompleteht
hehfollowinghanalogy: arehtohnucleotideshashsidehchainsharehtohaminohacids.
a. Ribose/deoxyribosehsugars
b. Phosphatehions
c. Nitrogenoushbases
d. Nucleosides
e. Hydroxylhgroups
Answer:hc
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Bloom’shCategory:h4.hAnalyzing
11. Theh“backbone”hofhahnucleichacidhmoleculehishmadehof
a. nitrogenoushbases.
b. alternatinghsugarhandhphosphatehgroups.
c. purines.
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d. pyrimidines.
e. nucleosides.
Answer:hb
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12. DNAhdiffershfromhRNAhinhthat
a. RNAhcontainshuracilhinsteadhofhthymine.
b. RNAhishsingle-stranded;hDNAhishdouble-stranded.
c. RNAhleaveshthehnucleus,hDNAhdoeshnot.
d. RNAhcontainshribose;hDNAhcontainshdeoxyribose.
e. Allhofhthehabove
Answer:he
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13. WhichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshabouthDNAhandhRNAhishfalse?
a. DNAhhashthymine,hwhereashRNAhhashuracil.
b. DNAhusuallyhhashtwohpolynucleotidehstrands,hwhereashRNAhusuallyhhashonehstrand.
c. DNAhhashdeoxyribosehsugar,hwhereashRNAhhashribosehsugar.
d. DNAhishahpolymer,hwhereashRNAhishahmonomer.
e. InhDNA,hAhpairshwithhT,hwhereashinhRNA,hAhpairshwithhU.
Answer:hd
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Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
14. InhDNA,hbondinghofhAhwithhThandhbondinghofhChwithhGharehexampleshof
a. complementaryhbasehpairing.
b. ahdehydrationhreaction.
c. ahreductionhreaction.
d. ahhydrophobichinteraction.
e. ahpurine–purinehinteraction.
Answer:ha
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Bloom’shCategory:h1.hRemembering
15. Whathtypehofhbondhconnectshtwohcomplementaryhnucleotides?
a. Hydrogen
b. Ionic
c. Peptide
d. Phosphodiester
e. Covalent
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MultiplehChoice
1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshconcerninghgenetichinformationhinhmosthcellshisht
rue?
a. ThehentirehDNAhmoleculehishcopiedhtohRNAhduringhDNAhreplication.
b. AhsinglehDNAhnucleotidehcodeshforhahsinglehaminohacid.
c. ThehflowhofhinformationhinhahcellhishfromhDNAhtohRNAhtohprotein.
d. ThehflowhofhinformationhinhahcellhishfromhproteinhtohRNAhtohDNA.
e. ThehflowhofhinformationhinhahcellhishfromhDNAhtohproteinhtohRNA.
Answer:hc
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Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
2. Ahnucleotidehcontainshahpentosehsugar,hahphosphatehgroup,handha(n)
a. lipid.
b. acid.
c. nitrogen-containinghbase.
d. aminohacid.
e. glycerol.
Answer:hc
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?
Bloom’shCategory:h1.hRemembering
3. Thehdifferencehbetweenhnucleosideshandhnucleotideshishthat
a. onlyhnucleotideshhavehnitrogenoushbases.
b. ahphosphatehgrouphishfoundhinhnucleotideshbuthnothinhnucleosides.
c. nucleotideshhavehthehpentosehsugarhribose;hnucleosideshhavehthehpentosehsugarh
deoxyribose.
d. inhnucleosideshthehmonomersharehjoinedhbyhphosphodiesterhbonds;hinhnucleotideshtheh
monomersharehjoinedhbyhhydrogenhbonds.
e. nucleosidesharehthehmonomershofhDNA;hnucleotidesharehthehmonomershofhRNA.
Answer:hb
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Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
4. Thehbaseshofhnucleichacidsharehpurineshorhpyrimidines.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghs
tatementshcontrastinghpurineshandhpyrimidineshishtrue?
a. Purineshincludehthehbaseshcytosinehandhthymine,hwhereashpyrimidineshincludehthehbasesha
deninehandhguanine.
b. PyrimidinesharehfoundhinhRNA,hwhereashpurinesharehfoundhinhDNA.
c. Purinesharehdouble-ringhstructures,hwhereashpyrimidinesharehsingle-ringhstructures.
d. Purineshhavehonlyhsinglehbondshinhtheirhstructure,hwhereashpyrimidineshhavehbothhsingleha
ndhdoublehbondshinhtheirhstructure.
e. Purineshconsisthofhhydrogen,hcarbon,hoxygen,handhnitrogen,hwhereashpyrimidineshhaveh
phosphorus,hhydrogen,hcarbon,hoxygen,handhnitrogen.
Answer:hc
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?
Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
5. Ribosehandhdeoxyriboseharehbothhfoundhinhnucleichacids.hThehdifferencehbetweenhriboseha
ndhdeoxyribosehishthat
a. deoxyribosehhashonehlesshoxygenhatom.
b. ribosehishahpentosehsugar,hwhereashdeoxyribosehishahhexosehsugar.
c. deoxyribosehishfoundhinhDNA,hwhereashribosehishfoundhinhRNA.
d. Bothhahandhb
e. Bothhahandhc
Answer:he
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Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
6. Whathishattachedhtohtheh5ʹ-carbonhofhdeoxyribosehinhDNA?
a. Adenine
b. Phosphate
c. Guanine
d. Thymine
e. Uracil
Answer:hb
TextbookhReference:h4.1hWhathArehthehChemicalhStructureshandhFunctionshofhNucleichAcids
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7. AllhofhthehfollowinghbasesharehfoundhinhDNAhexcept
a. thymine.
b. adenine.
c. uracil.
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d. guanine.
e. cytosine.
Answer:hc
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Bloom’shCategory:h1.hRemembering
8. ThehfourhnitrogenoushbaseshofhRNAharehabbreviatedhas
a. A,hG,hC,handhT.
b. A,hG,hT,handhN.
c. A,hG,hC,handhU.
d. A,hG,hU,handhT.
e. G,hC,hU,handhN.
Answer:hc
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?
Bloom’shCategory:h1.hRemembering
9. NucleotideshinhRNAharehconnectedhtohonehanotherhinhthehpolynucleotidehchainhby
bondshbetween .
a. hydrogen;hahsugarhandhahphosphatehgroup
b. covalent;htwohphosphates
c. covalent;htwohsugars
d. hydrogen;htwohphosphatehgroups
e. covalent;hahsugarhandhahphosphatehgroup
Answer:he
TextbookhReference:h4.1hWhathArehthehChemicalhStructureshandhFunctionshofhNucleichAcids
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Bloom’shCategory:h1.hRemembering
10. Nucleichacidshandhproteinsharehbothhpolymershmadehofhahsethofhmonomers.hCompleteht
hehfollowinghanalogy: arehtohnucleotideshashsidehchainsharehtohaminohacids.
a. Ribose/deoxyribosehsugars
b. Phosphatehions
c. Nitrogenoushbases
d. Nucleosides
e. Hydroxylhgroups
Answer:hc
TextbookhReference:h4.1hWhathArehthehChemicalhStructureshandhFunctionshofhNucleichAcids
?
Bloom’shCategory:h4.hAnalyzing
11. Theh“backbone”hofhahnucleichacidhmoleculehishmadehof
a. nitrogenoushbases.
b. alternatinghsugarhandhphosphatehgroups.
c. purines.
.
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d. pyrimidines.
e. nucleosides.
Answer:hb
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Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
12. DNAhdiffershfromhRNAhinhthat
a. RNAhcontainshuracilhinsteadhofhthymine.
b. RNAhishsingle-stranded;hDNAhishdouble-stranded.
c. RNAhleaveshthehnucleus,hDNAhdoeshnot.
d. RNAhcontainshribose;hDNAhcontainshdeoxyribose.
e. Allhofhthehabove
Answer:he
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Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
13. WhichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshabouthDNAhandhRNAhishfalse?
a. DNAhhashthymine,hwhereashRNAhhashuracil.
b. DNAhusuallyhhashtwohpolynucleotidehstrands,hwhereashRNAhusuallyhhashonehstrand.
c. DNAhhashdeoxyribosehsugar,hwhereashRNAhhashribosehsugar.
d. DNAhishahpolymer,hwhereashRNAhishahmonomer.
e. InhDNA,hAhpairshwithhT,hwhereashinhRNA,hAhpairshwithhU.
Answer:hd
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Bloom’shCategory:h2.hUnderstanding
14. InhDNA,hbondinghofhAhwithhThandhbondinghofhChwithhGharehexampleshof
a. complementaryhbasehpairing.
b. ahdehydrationhreaction.
c. ahreductionhreaction.
d. ahhydrophobichinteraction.
e. ahpurine–purinehinteraction.
Answer:ha
TextbookhReference:h4.1hWhathArehthehChemicalhStructureshandhFunctionshofhNucleichAcids
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Bloom’shCategory:h1.hRemembering
15. Whathtypehofhbondhconnectshtwohcomplementaryhnucleotides?
a. Hydrogen
b. Ionic
c. Peptide
d. Phosphodiester
e. Covalent
.
