Protein & pH

Proteins are made of...

• Carbohydrates

• Amino Acids

• Nucleic Acids

• Aromatic Compounds

What gets released when a peptide bond is formed?

• Hydrogen peroxide

• ammonia

• water

• sugar

What are the four levels of protein structure?

• alpha, beta, delta, and gamma

• a,b,c, and d

• tiny, small, medium, and large

• primary, secondary, tertiary, & quaternary

What is the most prevalent protein in egg white?

• albumin

• casein

• hemoglobin

• gamma globulin

What gets altered when proteins are denatured?

• atoms

• hydrogen bonding

• temperature

• wavelength

Acids donate protons or hydrogen ions and/or accept electrons to form a bond.

• true

• false

How do acids and bases taste?

• Acids are sweet and bases are bitter.

• Acids are bitter and bases are sour.

• Acids are sour and bases are bitter.

• Neither have any taste.

When a base is dissolved in water there are more hydrogen ions (H+).

• true

• false

What is the pH of acids and bases?

• Acids are 0-6 and bases are 8-14.

• Acids are 8-14 and bases are 0-6.

• Acids are 0-10 and bases are 11-20.

• Acids are 11-20 and bases are 0-10.

In our experiment, what color were acidic solutions?

• blue

• red

• purple

• yellow