S6 4p - biochemistry (made by students)

What are proteins known as?

• Building blocks of amino acids
• Building blocks of life
• Building blocks of carbohydrates

How many types of proteins are there?

• 6
• 7
• 10

What are building blocks of proteins?

• Nucleic acids
• Carbohydrates
• Amino acids

How do we call the variable part of an amino acid?

• Amino group
• Carboxyl group
• Hydrogen atom
• Side chain

What kinds of bonds link amino acids in a protein?

• Triple bonds
• Parasite bonds
• Pentabonds
• Peptide bonds

what is the chemical stucture required for carbohydrates?

• nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon
• hydrogen,carbon, oxygen
• helium,oxygen,carbon

is sucrose a type of carbohyrate?

• true
• false

simple sugars can't

• be solluble in water
• be be linked together
• be converted into smaller sugars

example of carbohydrate

• starches
• sweet corn
• yogurt

what is the main role of carbohydrates ?

• provide energy to the cell
• cell recognition+protection
• cell membrane
• all of the above