DNA and RNA are structurally similar in some ways, but different in others. Identify whether each of the following statements applies to DNA, RNA. both or neither.
1. It can contain the purine adenine.
2. It can contain the pyrimidine uracil.
3. This contains the pyrimidine thymine.
4. In terms of base composition, the %T = %G.
5. This contains the sugar ribose.
6. The sugars are connected with a 3'-5' phosphodiester link.
7. It contains equal amounts of guanine and cytosine.
8. Bases are attached to sugars in an alpha N-glycosides linkage.

It contains equal amounts of guanine and cytosine. The percentage of A-T ,C-G are the same in DNA,,they are linked by hydrogen bonds.But varies in RNA.

Explanation:

.RNA

It can contain the purine adenine.

It can contain the pyrimidine uracil

This contains the sugar ribose. This is a 5C sugar with one oxygen atom deficient.The forms the lever for holding the bases and phosphate group

The sugars are connected with a 3'-5' phosphodiester link.This is the backbone of both DNA and RNA.It is formed between the sugars and the phosphate groups in both DNA and RNA.

None is made of base composition, the %T = %G. This is wrong because purines must pair with pyrimidine,but not two purines or pyrimidine pairing as shown,

Bases are attached to sugars in an alpha N-glycosides linkage.This is wrong the beta N-glycisidic bonds are the linkages