WorksheetsProteins/Nucleic Acids
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What monomer makes up proteins?
a)
Amino Acids
b)
Nucleotides
c)
Monosaccahrides
d)
Glycerol
2.
The bond which links two amino acids together
a)
Peptide
b)
Disulfide
c)
Phosphodiester
d)
Glycemic
3.
Which of these is NOT part of an amino acid?
a)
Phosphate Group
b)
Amino Group
c)
Carboxyl Group
d)
R-Group
4.
Which part of an amino acids gives the molecule its function?
a)
R-Group
b)
Amino Group
c)
Carboxyl Group
d)
Hydrogen
5.
The polymer which folds into proteins
a)
Polypeptide
b)
Amino Acids
c)
Nucleic Acids
d)
Polynucleotides
6.
Amino acids are linked into polypeptides through a process called a __________ ________ in which water is removed and a covalent bond is formed.
a)
Dehydration Reaction
b)
Hydrolysis
c)
Dehydrolytic Regulation
d)
Hydrolytication Reaction
7.
Enzymes are...
a)
Proteins
b)
Nucleic Acids
c)
Sugars
d)
Lipids
8.
Enzymes lower the activation energy of chemical reactions which in turn speeds them up. They also are not consumed during the reaction. This makes them a...
a)
Catalyst
b)
Reactant
c)
Substrate
d)
Products
9.
The substance being reacted in a chemical reaction
a)
Substrate
b)
Catalyst
c)
Products
d)
Reactants
10.
The substance doing the reacting (water in hydrolysis for example) during a chemical reaction
a)
Reactant
b)
Substrate
c)
Catalyst
d)
Products
11.
The location on an enzyme where the substrate and enzyme bind to each other.
a)
Active Site
b)
Enzymatic Process
c)
Enzymatic Abscess
d)
Active Area
12.
Which characteristic of a substrate determines which enzyme it is able to bind to?
a)
Shape
b)
Temperature
c)
Color
d)
pH
13.
How many different types of reactions can an eznyme facilitate? (Types, not total number)
a)
1
b)
Infinite
c)
17
d)
Depends on the enzyme
14.
When an enzyme unfolds due to extremes in environmental conditions.
a)
Denaturation
b)
Unaminologic Genesis
c)
Unaminologic Catalysis
d)
Naturationism
15.
The unique sequence of amino acids to form a polypeptide
a)
Primary Structure
b)
Secondary Structure
c)
Tertiery Structure
d)
Quaternary Structure
16.
The coiling of a polypeptide due to hydrogen bonding between amino acids
a)
Primary Structure
b)
Secondary Structure
c)
Tertiery Structure
d)
Quaternary Structure
17.
The third level of protein structure caused by hydrophillic/hydrophobic interactions of R-groups
a)
Primary Structure
b)
Secondary Structure
c)
Tertiery Structure
d)
Quaternary Structure
18.
Multiple polypeptides at a tertiary level of structure working together in a large complex
a)
Primary Structure
b)
Secondary Structure
c)
Tertiery Structure
d)
Quaternary Structure
19.
Monomers which make up nucleic acids
a)
nucleotides
b)
amino acids
c)
monosaccharides
d)
lipids
20.
Which is NOT part of a nucleotide?
a)
Amino Group
b)
Phosphate Group
c)
Sugar
d)
Nitrogenous Base
21.
The term used to describe the structure of DNA in humans.
a)
Single Helix
b)
Double Helix
c)
Single Spiral
d)
Double Spiral
22.
Name of the covalent bond which holds nucleotides together.
a)
Phosphodiester Bond
b)
Amino Bond
c)
Nucleic Bond
d)
Peptide Bond
23.
Which structure in a nucelotide is different among the 5 different nucleotides?
a)
R-Groups
b)
Phosphate Group
c)
Sugar
d)
Nitrogenous Base
24.
Humans have ____ stranded DNA and ____ stranded RNA
a)
Single / Single
b)
Double / Single
c)
Double / Double
d)
Humans do not have RNA
25.
Which nucleotide is only found in RNA
a)
Thyamine (T)
b)
Uracil (U)
c)
Guanine (G)
d)
Adenine (A)
26.
What is the purpose of your DNA and RNA?
a)
code for proteins
b)
provide support to the nucleus
c)
serves as a catalyst in chemical reactions
d)
provide energy for your ribosomes
27.
Is this a purine or a pyrimadine?
a)
Purine
b)
Pyrimadine
28.
Forms the outside structure of the double helix
a)
Sugar Phosphate Backbone
b)
Nitrogenous Base
c)
Phosphodiester Backbone
d)
Polypeptide Backbone
29.
ATP is a _______ which provides _______ to cells
a)
Nucleic Acid / Energy
b)
Protein / Energy
c)
Nucleic Acid / Support
d)
Protein / Support
30.
There are ____ phosphate groups on ATP and ____ on ADP.
a)
3 / 2
b)
3 / 3
c)
2 / 3
d)
2 / 2
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