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Amino Acids

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the monomeric subunits of proteins?

a)

Amido Acid

b)

Amide

c)

Amino Acid

2.

How many amino acids exist?

a)

15

b)

20

c)

23

d)

25

3.

How many amino acids are α-amino acids and how many are β-amino acids?

a)

All of them are α-amino acids

b)

Half of each

c)

Only Lysine and Alanine are β-amino acids

d)

All of them are β-amino acids

4.

When four different groups bonded to a carbon atom can occupy two unique spatial arrangements, the amino acid has:

a)

3 possible stereoisomers

b)

2 possible stereoisomers

c)

2 possible stedeoisomers

d)

3 possible stedeoisomers

5.

Which one is the cause of isomerism?

a)

A chiral center

b)

An acidic reaction

c)

A protein

6.

Which one is NOT an amino acid?

a)

Valine

b)

Cysteine

c)

Praline

d)

Glutamine

7.

The Lambert-Beer law is:

a)

logII0=ϵcl\log\frac{I}{I_0}=\epsilon cl

b)

logI0I=ϵc2l\log\frac{I_0}{I}=\epsilon c^2l

c)

logI0I=ϵcl\log\frac{I_0}{I}=\epsilon cl

8.

A zwitterion is a molecule with two or more functional groups of which:

a)

Al least one has a positive and two have a negative charge, and the net charge of the entire molecule is negative

b)

Al least one has a positive and two have a negative charge, and the net charge of the entire molecule is positive

c)

Al least one has a positive and one has a negative charge, and the net charge of the entire molecule is zero

9.

What are peptides?

a)

Chains of α-amino acids

b)

Chains of β-amino acids

c)

Chains of carboxyl groups

10.

In how many types are amino acids classified on the basis of the polarity and charge of their R groups?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10