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Standard IV.2



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1) 

The base Adenine can be found both in DNA and in RNA.
 

 2) 

The base Cytosine can be found in both DNA and in RNA.
 

 3) 

The base Uracil can be found in both DNA and in RNA.
 

 4) 

The base Thymine can be found in both DNA and in RNA.
 

 5) 

Both DNA and RNA contain the sugar ribose.
 

 6) 

RNA contains the sugar deoxyribose.
 

 7) 

Both DNA and RNA have a double-strand structure.
 

 8) 

DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose.
 

 9) 

RNA has a single-strand structure.
 

 10) 

Meiosis is the form of cell division used in sexual reproduction.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11) 

Examine the following base sequence:  GACCAATTG
This base sequence  ____________ .
a
could be part of a DNA molecule
c
could be part of either a DNA or a RNA molecule
b
could be part of a RNA molecule
d
could NOT be part of either a DNA nor a RNA molecule
 

 12) 

Examine the following base sequence:  CAGGUCAAU
This base sequence____________
a
could be part of a DNA molecule.
c
could be part of either a DNA or a RNA molecule.
b
could be part of a RNA molecule.
d
could NOT be part of either a DNA nor a RNA molecule.
 

 13) 

Examine the following base sequence:  CAGCCAGAA
This base sequence ______________
a
could be part of a DNA molecule.
c
could be part of either a DNA or a RNA molecule.
b
could be part of a RNA molecule.
d
could NOT be part of either a DNA nor a RNA molecule.
 

 14) 

Human sperm is produced by what form(s) of cell division?
a
meiosis
c
both meiosis and mitosis
b
mitosis
d
neither meiosis nor mitosis
 

 15) 

Katie falls while rollerblading, and scrapes the skin off of both of her knees.  To heal her knees, new skin is produced from the surrounding skin by what form of cell division?
a
meiosis
c
either meiosis or mitosis
b
mitosis
d
neither meiosis nor mitosis
 



 
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