Proteins Quiz Honors

What is a protein: 

• A polymer composed of many sugars.
• A polymer composed of many amino acids. 
• A polymer composed of fatty acids. 
• A polymer composed of nucleotides. 

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What is a peptide bond?

• Bond that holds two amino acids together.
• A bond that holds hydrogen and oxygen molecules together.
• A bond that holds the phosphate group of one nucleotide and a sugar of a neighboring nucleotide.
• A bond that is formed by the sharing of electrons.

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How many different amino acids are there?

• 15
• 20
• 25
• 30

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Enyzmes are a very important type of protein used to

• Build bones in skeleton
• Send hormonal signals throughout body
• Speed up chemical reactions
• Photosynthesize glucose in plants

Given the graph below, which statement best describes the role of enzymes?

• More energy is released without the presence of enzymes
• Less energy is needed to start a reaction when enzymes are present.
• A reaction is catalyzed by the lack of enzymes
• The presence of enzymes causes reactions to occur at a slower rate.

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Which colored box highlights the amino group?

• Blue (left)

• Turquoise (top)

• Orange

• Red

• Purple

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Which colored box is different for every amino acid?

• Blue (left)

• Turquoise (top)

• Orange

• Red

• Purple

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Which colored box is the reason this is an organic molecule?

• Blue (left)

• Turquoise (top)

• Orange

• Red

• Violet

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Which colored box highlights the carboxyl?

• Blue (left)

• Turquoise (top)

• Orange

• Red

• Purple

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The level of protein structure that results from hydrogen bonding causing the protein to fold into α-helix and β-pleated sheets is known as

• primary structure
• secondary structure
• tertiary structure
• quaternary structure