Proteins and Nucleic Acids Review

What are the 4 component elements of protein?

• CHON

• CHOP

• CHOO

• CHHO

What is the monomer of the protein polymer?

• amino acid

• saccharide

• nucleotide

• glycerol and fatty acid

How many different amino acids are there?

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 5

What group is different in each amino acid?

• R group

• carboxyl group

• amino group

• hydroxyl group

All amino acids have these 4 things in common.

• central C atom, single H atom, amino group, carboxyl group

• central N atom, single H atom, amino group, carboxyl group

• central C atom, single H atom, hydroxyl group, carboxyl group

• central C atom, single O atom, amino group, carboxyl group

What group gives proteins their definite shape?

• R group

• carboxyl group

• amino group

• phosphate group

Amino acids are linked together by what type of reaction?

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis

• hydrogen bond

• combustion

Type of BOND that links one amino acid to another?

• peptide

• hydrogen

• ionic

• metallic

What do we call a growing chain of amino acids?

• polypeptide

• dipeptide

• unipeptide

• quadrapeptide

The function of a protein is determined by its?

• shape

• size

• transport

• contractile