| Organism | Length of DNA | |
| 1. | φ ×174 | 5386 base pairs |
| 2. | Bacteriophage lambda | 48502 base pairs |
| 3. | Escherichia coli | 4.6 × 106 base pairs |
| 4. | Haploid content of human DNA | 3.3 × 109 base pairs |
| Statement I: | A nitrogenous base is linked to the OH of 1'C pentose sugar through a N-glycosidic linkage to form a nucleoside. |
| Statement II: | When a phosphate group is linked to OH of 5'C of a nucleoside through phosphoester linkage, a corresponding nucleotide (or deoxynucleotide depending upon the type of sugar present) is formed. |
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
| 3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |