Building a Protein

Multiple Choice

Which hormone is produced when the blood glucose concentration is above normal?

• insulin

• glucagon

• both insulin and glucagon

• neither insulin nor glucagon

Multiple Choice

A person ate a meal rich of carbohydrates. Which hormone is likely produced after the food is digested and absorbed?

• insulin

• glucagon

• both insulin and glucagon

• neither insulin nor glucagon

Multiple Choice

Amino Acids:

• are a type of marinade.
• help transport fats in the body.
• are the building blocks from which proteins are made.
• are only found in plants.

Multiple Choice

What type of protein would the collagen be?  (Collagen keeps your skin shaped smooth and your joints elastic.)

• structural
• storage
• transport
• contractile

Multiple Choice

This protein is used to regulate blood sugar levels.

• hemoglobin
• collagen
• insulin
• antibodies

Multiple Choice

What are the bonds that connect amino acids in a protein called?

• peptide bonds
• ester bonds
• glycosidic bonds
• phosphodiester bonds

Multiple Choice

Insulin and glucagon are produced by

• the liver

• the pancreas

• the kidneys