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1. How many carbon atoms does a molecule of deoxyribose have?
[a]
One
[b] Three
[c]
Five
[d] Seven

2. Which enzyme is not used for DNA replication?
[a]
Helicase
[b] DNA Polymerase
[c] RNA Polymerase
[d] DNA Gyrase


3. What does DNA stand for?
[a] Deoxyribonitrogenic Acid
[b] Deoxyribonucleic Acid
[c] Deoxyriboneutronic Acid
[d] Deoxyribonucleic Amalyse


4. Which of the following is not part of a nucleotide?
[a] Phosphate
[b] Hydroxide
[c] Base
[d] Deoxyribose


5. What type of bond joins amino acids together?
[a] Amino Bond
[b] Nitrogen Bond
[c] Hydrogen Bond
[d] Peptide Bond


6. Which of the following bases pairs with Thymine?
[a] Cytosine
[b] Guanine
[c] Uracil
[d] Adenine


7. Who discovered the structure of DNA?
[a] Watson and Crick
[b] Wilson and Creech
[c] Watten and Crock
[d] Wallace and Creek


8. Which of the following statements is false?
[a] DNA has a pH less than seven
[b] DNA is positively charged
[c] DNA exists as a polymer
[d] DNA exists in a double-helix structure


9. Which of the following connects amino acids together during translation?
[a] RNA Polymerase
[b] DNA Transcriptase
[c] Ribosomes
[d] Polypeptidase


10. The phosphate end of a DNA strand is known as what?
[a] 3' "Three Prime" end
[b] 4' "Four Prime" end
[c] 5' "Five Prime" end
[d] 6' "Six Prime" end
 

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