Biotech Protein Notebook Check 2023

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. 

What is the monomer of proteins?

• amino acids
• polypeptides
• nucleotides
• monosaccharides

What is a long chain of amino acids called?

• Polysaccharide

• Lipid

• Carbohydrate

• Polypeptide

• Nucleic acid

What is the name of the bond that joins two amino acids together?

• Ester bond

• Glycosidic bond

• Peptide bond

• Nucleic bond

Proteins are made of

• CHO

• CHON

• CHONP`

• CHONS

How many different amino acids are there?

• 15
• 20
• 25
• 30

Each amino acid is different from the other due to....

• The R group

• The amino group

• The carboxyl group

• The central carbon

Which colored box is different for every amino acid?

• Blue (left)

• Turquoise (top)

• Orange

• Red

• Purple

Upon chemical analysis, a particular polypeptide was found to contain 100 amino acids. How many peptide bonds are present in this protein?

• 100

• 99

• 101

• 50

Amino acids have different properties based on their side chains.

• true

• false