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Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

The two polynucleotide strands of DNA are held together by 

  1. Hydrogen bonds

  2. Covalent bonds

  3. Metallic bonds

  4. Ionic bonds

  5. Polar covalent bonds
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Two polynucleotide chains of DNA are wound around the same axis and are held together by complementary base pairing between nitrogenous bases of two strands in the same plane. Adenine of one strand forms two hydrogen bonds with thymine of other strand and guanine forms three hydrogen bonds with cytosine.  The two bases forming hydrogen bonds to joins the polynucleotide strands together are present in the same plane. Thus, the correct answer is A.

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

Which of the following bonds link the base of one chain and the base of other chain of DNA?

  1. Hydrogen bonds

  2. Covalent bonds

  3. Ionic bonds

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

As per Watson and Crick standard base pairing rules, adenine forms double hydrogen bond with thymine and guanine forms triple hydrogen bond with cytosine. Hence, content of adenine is equal to content of thymine and content of guanine is equal to content of cytosine.

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

The distance between two nucleotide pairs of DNA is

  1. 0.34 nm
  2. 34$\mathring A$
  3. $3.4 \:\mu $m

  4. 34 nm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nucleotides are organic molecules that serve as the monomers, or subunits, of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA. The building blocks of nucleic acids, nucleotides are composed of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar-ribose or deoxyribose, and at least one phosphate group. Thus, a nucleoside plus a phosphate group yields a nucleotide. The distance between two nucleotide pairs in DNA is 0.34nm.

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

Histone proteins are associated with

  1. DNA

  2. mRNA

  3. rRNA

  4. snRNA

  5. tRNA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nucleosomes are fundamental organizational units of chromatin which appear as “beads-on-a-string” arrangement. Here beads represent complexes of histones and DNA. Each bead contains a core of histone octamer: two copies each of H2A, H2B, H3, and H4; out of 200 bp DNA, 146 bp DNA is bound tightly around the histone core and the remainder serve as linker DNA between nucleosomal beads. The H1 histone associates with the linker DNA to pack adjacent nucleosomes together and forms a compact 30-nm chromatin fiber. Thus, the correct answer is A.

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

Which of the following is not present in genetic material?

  1. Cytosine

  2. Thymine

  3. Arginine

  4. Guanine

  5. Uracil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

RNA and DNA are genetic materials. Cytosine, Thymine, Guanine, and Uracil are all nitrogenous bases. They are present in RNA. Uracil is replaced by adenine in DNA. Arginine is an amino acid which is basic in nature. It is the building block of protein. 

Hence, 'Arginine' is the right answer.

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

The purine bases of DNA are

  1. U and G

  2. A and G

  3. A and C

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Purines and pyrimidines, make up the two groups of nitrogenous base which plays on important role in structural backbone of DNA. Adenine and guanine are purines, while cytosine and thymine are pyrimidines. Purines pairs with pyrimidines, by formation of H-bonds. Adenine attaches to thymine, by two hydrogen bonds, while cytosine and guanine forms three hydrogen between them.

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

The two strands of DNA in the double helix is connected by ___________.

  1. Covalent bonding

  2. Ionic bonding

  3. Hydrogen bonding

  4. Hydrophobic interactions

  5. Teritary structure
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Genetic information is carried in the linear sequence of nucleotides in DNA. Each molecule of DNA is a double helix formed from two complementary strands of nucleotides held together by hydrogen bonds between G-C and A-T base pairs.

Hence, C is the correct option. 

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

The distance between two DNA strands is 

  1. 20$\mathring{A}$
  2. 34$\mathring{A}$
  3. 3.4$\mathring{A}$
  4. 2$\mathring{A}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to the Watson Crick double helical model of DNA, the diameter of DNA molecule is 20 angstrom. Hence, the distance between two DNA strand is 20 angstroms.
So, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

The histone occupies the major groove of a DNA at an angle of

  1. $60^{\circ}$
  2. $90^{\circ}$
  3. $45^{\circ}$ to helix axis
  4. $30^{\circ}$ to helix axis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

DNA is acidic. For its compaction, it requires basic (histone) proteins. The histone proteins, are positively charged and occupy the major grooves of DNA at an angle of 30° to helix axis. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice zoology structure of chromosome, cell cycle and cell division structure of dna nucleic acid heredity and inheritance

DNA strands are joined by

  1. Oxygen bonds

  2. Hydrogen bonds

  3. Carbon bonds

  4. Nitrogen bonds
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Double helical structure of DNA was proposed by Watson and Crick. DNA is made up of a nitrogenous base, phosphate, and sugar. It has deoxyribose sugar which has hydrogen at second carbon. The nitrogenous bases present in the DNA are purines and pyrimidines. Purines are double ring while pyrimidines are single ring structure. Adenine and guanine are purines while thymine and cytosine are pyrimidines. A purine is attached to pyrimidine by hydrogen bond. Adenine is attached to thymine by two hydrogen bonds while three hydrogen bond is present between guanine and cytosine.
So, the correct answer is option B.