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What is the definition of base pairs?
a) complementary bases in DNA
b) proteins produced by living things that speed up a chemical reaction
c) hereditary unit that occupies a specific location on a chromosome
d) threadlike strands of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of cells

What is the definition of double helix?
a) coiled double stranded DNA which forms a spiral
b) Visual pattern specifically unique to an individual used for identification from DNA
c) hereditary unit that occupies a specific location on a chromosome
d) threadlike strands of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of cells

What is the definition of DNA fingerprint?
a) Visual pattern specifically unique to an individual used for identification from DNA
b) threadlike strands of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of cells
c) coiled double stranded DNA which forms a spiral
d) hereditary unit that occupies a specific location on a chromosome

What is the definition of genes?
a) hereditary unit that occupies a specific location on a chromosome
b) threadlike strands of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of cells
c) Visual pattern specifically unique to an individual used for identification from DNA
d) proteins produced by living things that speed up a chemical reaction

What is the definition of electrophoresis?
a) method of separating and analyzing molecular structure using an electric field
b) Visual pattern specifically unique to an individual used for identification from DNA
c) emits radiation from a nuclear reaction
d) proteins produced by living things that speed up a chemical reaction

What is the definition of radioactive?
a) emits radiation from a nuclear reaction
b) method of separating and analyzing molecular structure using an electric field
c) proteins produced by living things that speed up a chemical reaction
d) threadlike strands of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of cells

What is the definition of enzymes?
a) proteins produced by living things that speed up a chemical reaction
b) emits radiation from a nuclear reaction
c) method of separating and analyzing molecular structure using an electric field
d) smallest structural unit of an organism that can live on its own

What is the definition of microscope?
a) instrument with lenses used to make many objects look bigger
b) instrument with lenses used to view planets
c) Visual pattern specifically unique to an individual used for identification from DNA
d) smallest structural unit of an organism that can live on its own

What is the definition of cell?
a) smallest structural unit of an organism that can live on its own
b) controls cell functions, DNA is found here
c) proteins produced by living things that speed up a chemical reaction
d) threadlike strands of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of cells

What is the definition of nucleus?
a) controls cell functions, DNA is found here
b) smallest structural unit of an organism that can live on its own
c) proteins produced by living things that speed up a chemical reaction
d) hereditary unit that occupies a specific location on a chromosome

What is the definition of chromosomes?
a) threadlike strands of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of cells
b) hereditary unit that occupies a specific location on a chromosome
c) Visual pattern specifically unique to an individual used for identification from DNA
d) coiled double stranded DNA which forms a spiral

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