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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Building blocks of nucleic acids are ____________ |
A. | Nucleotides |
B. | Nucleosides |
C. | Amino acids |
D. | Histones |
Answer» B. Nucleosides | |
2. |
The sugar molecule in a nucleotide is ____________ |
A. | Pentose |
B. | Hexose |
C. | Tetrose |
D. | Triose |
Answer» B. Hexose | |
3. |
Group of adjacent nucleotides are joined by ____________ |
A. | Phosphodiester bond |
B. | Peptide bond |
C. | Ionic bond |
D. | Covalent bond |
Answer» B. Peptide bond | |
4. |
What is the composition of nucleotide? |
A. | a sugar + a phosphate |
B. | a base + a sugar |
C. | a base + a phosphate |
D. | a base + a sugar + phosphate |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Identify the purine base of nucleic acids in the following. |
A. | Cytosine |
B. | Thymine |
C. | Uracil |
D. | Adenine |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
BUILDING_BLOCKS_OF_NUCLEIC_ACIDS_ARE?$ |
A. | Nucleotides |
B. | Nucleosides |
C. | Amino acids |
D. | Histones |
Answer» B. Nucleosides | |
7. |
Which of the following is false about purine and pyrimidine bases? |
A. | They are hydrophobic and relatively insoluble in water at the near-neutral pH of the cell |
B. | At acidic or alkaline pH the bases become charged and their solubility in water increases |
C. | Purines have two rings in their structure, but pyrimidine bases have only one ring |
D. | At acidic or alkaline pH the bases become charged and their solubility in water decreases |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which of the following is true about phosphodiester linkage? |
A. | 5’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide |
B. | 3’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide |
C. | 5’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide |
D. | 3’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide |
Answer» B. 3‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬•-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬•-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide | |
9. |
The sugar molecule in a nucleotide is |
A. | Pentose |
B. | Hexose |
C. | Tetrose |
D. | Triose |
Answer» B. Hexose | |
10. |
Group of adjacent nucleotides are joined by |
A. | Phosphodiester bond |
B. | Peptide bond |
C. | Ionic bond |
D. | Covalent bond |
Answer» B. Peptide bond | |
11. |
What is the composition of nucleoside? |
A. | a sugar + a phosphate |
B. | a base + a sugar |
C. | a base + a phosphate |
D. | a base + a sugar + phosphate |
Answer» C. a base + a phosphate | |
12. |
Which of the following are not the components of RNA? |
A. | Thymine |
B. | Adenine |
C. | Guanine |
D. | Cytosine |
Answer» B. Adenine | |
13. |
Identify the purine base of nucleic acids in the following |
A. | Cytosine |
B. | Thymine |
C. | Uracil |
D. | Adenine |
Answer» E. | |