BIOLOGICAL MOLECULE ( NUCLEIC ACIDS )

(Set 1 ) 4.(2006) Diagram below shows a pentose sugar molecule which can be found in DNA
and RNA.
1. Which of the following molecular bonds will occurs within one nucleotide
molecule?
I hydrogen bond IV phosphodiester bond
II glycosidic bond V Van der Waals bond
III hydrophobic bond

A. I and II only D. III and IV only

B. II and III only E. III and V only. Which of the following about X are correct?
C. II and Iv only
DNA RNA
2. (2001) The following diagram shows the structure of a nucleotide. A H H
B H OH
C OH H
D OH OH

5. (2006) Which of the following statements is true of nucleotides?

A. Nucleotides are monomers of fat and polysaccharides.

Which of the following is true concerning the above nucleotide structure?
I Has a purine base
II Is a deoxyribonucleotide molecule
III Is a substrate for ribonucleic acid synthesis
IV Has a phosphodiester bonds
V Is used as an energy source
3. (2003) Which statements about the deoxyribonucleic acid molecule is not
true?
A. It contains genetic information in its nucleotides
B. It contains the bases adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine
C. It consists of two strand which are antiparallel to one another
D. its sugar units is deoxyribose which has a hydroxyl group on the second
carbon.
B. The polymerasation of nucleotides produces nucleic acids.
C. Nucleotides are bonded by covalent bonds among the bases.
D. Nucleotides consist of hexose sugars. Nitrogenous bases and phosphate
molecules.
6. (2007) If 60% of the bases in one strand of DNA are adenine and guanine, the
percentage of thymine and cytosine in the complementary strand is
A. 20% B. 30% C. 40% D. 60%
7. (2008) Which statement is not true of double-stranded DNA molecules?
A. Adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine.
B. The nitrogenous bases hold both strands by a single hydrogen bond.
C. During DNA replication, a new strand is synthesized from 5’ to 3’
direction.
D. The sugar phosphate backbone of the polynucleotide is on the outside of
the helix.
8. (2009) Which is purine?
A. Cytosine B. Urasil 14. The nucleoside is an organic molecule containing a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar
C. Thymine D.Guanine and
A. no phosphate
9. Which of the following statements about nucleic acids are true? B. one phosphate
I Some RNA and DNA molecules can be double-stranded C. two phosphate
II In a deoxyribose molecule, the oxygen at the fourth carbon is removed. D. three phosphate
III The segment of DNA which produces the messenger RNA is called cistron
IV The function of transfer RNA is to transport amino acid to the protein synthesisi 15. Which is not a pyrimidine?
site A. Uracil C. Thymine
A. I and II only C. II, III and IV B. Cytosine D. Guanine
B. I, III and IV only D. III, and IV

10. (2011) The two strand of polynucleotides in a DNA molecule are held together by

A. peptide bond C. glycosidic bonds

B. hydrogen bonds D. phosphodiester bonds.

11. Which are true about DNA and RNA?

I Both of them contain ribulose sugar
II Their monomers are nucleosides
III Their nitrogenous bases are purines and pyrimidines
IV Their sugar phosphate backbones are maintained by covalent bonds
A. I and II C. II and III
B. I and IV D. III and IV

12. Which of the following statements is true about the DNA molecule?
A. Adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine
B. The nitrogenous bases hold both strands by a single hydrogen bond
C. DNA molecule is single stranded
D. The sugar phosphate backbone of the polynucleotide is on the inside of the
Helix

13. If a DNA molecule contains 15% G, what is the percentage of T in the DNA?
[stpm 2013]
A. 15 C. 35
B. 30 D. 70