DNA and RNA

Question 1

name the sugar present in DNA

Answer 1

deoxyribose

Question 2

give 2 structural differences between DNA and RNA

Answer 2

DNA contains thymine, RNA contains uracil

DNA is double stranded, RNA is single stranded

Question 3

where does transcription occur in animal and plant cells during protein synthesis?

Answer 3

in the nucleus

Question 4

where precisely in the cell does translation occur, in regards to protein synthesis

Answer 4

in the ribosome

Question 5

name 3 types of RNA involved in protein synthesis

Answer 5

messenger RNA (mRNA)
transfer RNA (tRNA)
ribosomal RNA (rRNA)