Problem: Compare and contrast chromosomes and plasmids. Types of organisms that have them type of nucleic acid, shape Can it be replicated what types of genes may you find here? Compare and contrast DNA and RNA polymerase. To get you started, some examples could be: what the template is, the direction it goes, whether the enzyme can proofread, when it happens in the cell, types of nucleotides used, whether it needs a primer, etc.