5.23 Protein Structure

What is the monomer of a protein?

• amino acid
• monosaccharide
• fatty acid
• nucleic acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

The name of the initial chain of monomers in a protein is called.....

• polypeptide
• polysaccharide
• polyester
• polynucleotide

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Why is folding so important in proteins?

• It gives them a unique, 3-D functional shape

• It makes them look tidier

• It makes every protein molecule different from the next even if they are the same type

• The folding is random so is not that important at all

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is it called when the unique 3-D shape of a protein has been disrupted or 'unravelled'?

• Denaturation

• Deproteination

• Decoupling

• Depeptidasing

What gives a protein its unique shape?

• the unique sequence of amino acids in its polypeptide chain

• the unique folding due to the sequence of amnio acids in the polypeptide chain

• hydrogen bonding & unique interactions between the 'R' groups