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What are the base paring rules for DNA?
a) Adenine and Cytosine pair; Guanine and Thymine pair
b) Adenine and Thymine pair; Cytosine and Guanine pair
c) Thymine and Cytosine pair; Adenine and Guanine pair
d) Uracil and Cytosine pair, Thymine and Guanine pair

Explain the function of DNA.
a) Conversion of carbon dioxide and water into sugar
b) Conversion of sugar and oxygen into energy
c) DNA contains the instructions to make an organism.
d) Carries out photosynthesis.

Where does DNA replication take place?
a) Nucleus
b) Chloroplast
c) Mitochondrion
d) Ribosome

Replicate the following strand of DNA: ATG CCG ACG TAC GGC GTC AAG TAG
a) TAC GGC TGC ATG CCG CAG TTC ATC
b) CCG AAT CCG ATA ACG TTC AAT CCG
c) TAC TTC GAG CCT AAC GGC ATT TTC
d) TAC GGC TGG CGG AAC GGC ATT TTC

What is the name of your entire DNA?
a) Chromosome
b) Gene
c) Genome
d) Heredity

How many letters form a word in your genome (these are called codons)?
a) 12
b) 9
c) 6
d) 3

What does each word code for?
a) a protein
b) a chromatid
c) a chromosome
d) a nitrogen base

What phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place in?
a) Prophase
b) Interphase
c) Metaphase
d) Annaphase

What is the purpose of DNA replication?
a) Replicating the chromatid (since it was torn in half during anaphase).
b) phagocytosis of cells
c) cytokinesis
d) produce sugar

What is the name of the enzyme that splits DNA strands to prepare them for replication?
a) ligase
b) DNA polymerase
c) substrate
d) DNA helicase

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