Question

distinguish between RNA polymerase and DNA polymerase

Answer 1

Differences between RNA polymerase and DNA polymerase are:

DNA polymerase	RNA polymerase
DNA polymerase is the enzyme which synthesizes DNA	RNA polymerase is the enzyme which synthesizes RNA
DNA polymerase requires a primer to initiate DNA synthesis.	RNA polymerase does not require a primer to initiate RNA synthesis.
It has a proof reading activity.	It doesn't have a proof reading activity.
It is very fast as compared to RNA polymerase.	It is slower than DNA polymerase.