Proteins Amino Acids

What are the monomers for Proteins?

• Nucleic Acids

• Amino Acids

• Monosaccarides

• Nucleotides

Identify some foods you eat that you know are high in protein.

• Strawberries

• Meat

• Peanuts

• Water

How many amino acids does your body use to build proteins?

• 40

• 25

• 20

• 15

What are the functions of proteins in our body? (select all that apply)

• Build tissue

• Catalyst

• Energy

• Legumes

The repeating units of protein are

• Amino acids

• Glucose

• Fatty acid

• Peptides

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The difference between tertiary and quartenary structure is:

• Tertiary structure has double bond whereas quartenary structure does not have double bond

• Tertiary structure consists of one polypeptide chain whereas quartenary structure consists of more than one polypeptide chains

• Tertiary structure is fibrous whereas quartenary structure is globular

• Tertiary structure is water-soluble whereas quartenary structure is lipid soluble

Eggs are a complete protein.

• True
• False

Non-meat examples of protein include

• broccoli, kale, carrots
• beans, legumes, eggs
• tofu, apples, spinach

Foods that are short of one or more of the essential amino acids

• aldehydes
• maillard reaction
• complete protein
• incomplete protein

A food that contains all 9 essential amino acids

• globular proteins
• complete proteins
• fibrous proteins
• whey