RNA vs DNA

RNA uses deoxyribose sugar.

• True

• False

True or False: Transcription is the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a messenger RNA (mRNA).

• True

• False

RNA carries a copy of the DNA blueprint (instructions) from the nucleus to the ___

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• ribosome

RNA stands for

• robot nucleic acid

• root nucleic acid

• ribonucleic acid

• nucleic acid

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base

• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base

• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine

• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

What does mRNA stand for?

• messenger RNA

• transfer RNA

• mild RNA

• machine RNA

I am a single strand.

• DNA

• RNA

Which of the following is a structural difference between DNA and RNA?

• DNA contains thymine, while RNA contains uracil.

• DNA is single-stranded, while RNA is double-stranded.

• DNA contains ribose sugar, while RNA contains deoxyribose sugar.

• DNA is found in the cytoplasm, while RNA is found in the nucleus.

True or False: DNA is more stable than RNA due to the presence of a hydroxyl group on the 2' carbon of its sugar.

• True

• False

Which type of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• snRNA