Consider the given statements:
I: DNA – deoxyribonucleic acid – is the genetic material, at least for the majority of organisms. 
II: RNA though it also acts as a genetic material in some viruses, mostly functions as a messenger.
III. RNA can function as an adapter, structural, and in some cases as a catalytic molecule. 
 
1. Only I and II are correct 2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct 4. I, II, and III are correct
Subtopic:  The DNA | DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of:

1. Nucleosides 2. Nucleotides
3. Amino acids 4. Polypeptides

Subtopic:  The DNA |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Organism Length of DNA
1. Bacteriophage ϕ 174 5386 base pairs
2. Bacteriophage Lambda 48502 base pairs
3. Escherichia coli 4 X 106 base pairs
4. Human beings 3.3 X 109 base pairs

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Which of the following is a pyrimidine base found in DNA?

1. Adenine 2. Guanine
3. Uracil 4. Cytosine

Subtopic:  The DNA |
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To form a nucleoside, a nitrogenous base is linked to a pentose sugar:

1. Through a P-Glycosidic linkage at carbon atom number 1
2. Through a P-Glycosidic linkage at carbon atom number 5
3. Through an N-Glycosidic linkage at carbon atom number 1
4. Through an N-Glycosidic linkage at carbon atom number 5

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Which of the following would be nucleoside found only in RNA?

1. Thymidine 2. Cytidine
3. Uridine 4. Adenosine

Subtopic:  DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material |
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In a strand of nucleic acid, two nucleotides are linked together by:
1. 3’ – 5’ phosphodiester bond
2. 5’ – 3’ phosphodiester bond
3. 2’ – 5’ phosphodiester bond
4. 3’ – 1’ phosphodiester bond

Subtopic:  The DNA |
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The figure shows a polynucleotide chain. 
 
Statement I: A is the 5’ end of the polynucleotide chain and B is the 3’ end of the polynucleotide chain.
Statement II: The nitrogenous bases linked to sugar moiety project from the backbone.

1. Statement I is correct, Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is correct, Statement II is correct
Subtopic:  The DNA |
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The backbone of a polynucleotide chain is made of:

1. Sugar and nitrogenous bases
2. Phosphate and nitrogenous bases
3. Sugar and phosphate
4. Sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous bases

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At which position in the ribose is an additional –OH present [with respect to Deoxyribose]?

1.1’2.2’
3.3’4.5’

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