The Difference Between the Sugar in DNA and the Sugar

question 33

Multiple Choice

The difference between the sugar in DNA and the sugar in RNA is that the sugar in DNA

• A) is a six-carbon sugar and the sugar in RNA is a five-carbon sugar.
• B) can form a double-stranded molecule.
• C) is an aldehyde sugar and the sugar in RNA is a keto sugar.
• D) is in the α configuration and the sugar in RNA is in the β configuration.
• E) contains one less oxygen atom.

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Definitions:

Frequency Polygon

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data. It is a line graph of class frequencies plotted against mid-point values.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.

Outliers

Data points that significantly differ from other observations in a dataset, potentially indicating a measurement error or a different underlying process.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution of data, aiming to provide a description of the set’s overall behavior.