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Proteins, Structure and Functions

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Check all of the boxes that can be a function of a protein.

a)

help transport nutrients like oxygen in the blood

b)

can help speed up chemical reactions like fat digestion

c)

build structures like hair and nails

d)

make up structures like antibodies and membrane pumps

2.

Proteins are made of 21 building blocks known as ________.

a)

monosaccharides

b)

nucleic acids

c)

amino acids

d)

cholesterol

3.

Amino acids are made of which of the following?

a)

C,H,O, AND P 

b)

x (CH2O) Where x can be any whole number 

c)

C,H,O, AND N

d)

C,H,O and long C-H side chains 

4.

The primary structure of a protein is:

a)

the protein structure at its preferred pH and temperature.

b)

the protein structure that results from intermolecular twisting and bonding.

c)

the final, most important, folded structure of the protein.

d)

the sequence of amino acids coded by the DNA.

5.

What is a peptide bond?

a)

the bond resulting from joining two amino acids

b)

a bond formed by removing H and O-H from adjacent amino acids so that they can link together

c)

both of these

6.

Choose the diagram that represents a secondary protein structure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Choose the diagram that represents a quaternary protein structure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

The functions of many proteins is determined by the shape. Shape is often determined by characteristics of amino acids. The _____________ region of a protein would orient towards the watery surface of a cell.

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hydrophilic

c)

Charged

9.

The _____________ region of a protein would orient away from the watery surface of a cell.

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hydrophilic

c)

Charged

10.

_____________ amino acid regions allow the protein to interact with substances with complementary charges. (+ -)

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hydrophilic

c)

Charged

11.

_____________ are proteins that bind to specific substances to speed up the reaction.

a)

Viruses

b)

Substrates

c)

Enzymes

12.

Viruses target specific types of cells. How are they like enzymes?

a)

They work very quickly

b)

They bind to specific reaction sites

c)

No-one understands either viruses or enzymes

d)

They are both made of protein and DNA

13.

Enzymes lower the amount of energy required by the chemical reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Enzymes bind substrate at a place called the _________.

a)

Active site

b)

Complex site

c)

Reaction site

15.

Which part of the picture the enzyme?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

16.

Part c shows the ____________.

a)

substrate

b)

active site

c)

enzyme-substrate complex

17.

Enzymes work best at specific _____________. As the ___________ rises the enzyme activity generally increases but when it increases to much the enzyme is destroyed or denatured.

a)

Temperature

b)

Pressure

c)

Hydration

d)

concentration

18.

Each enzymes works at an optimal ___________. Fluctuations in acidity can destroy or denature enzymes.

a)

Temperature

b)

pH

c)

Hydration

d)

Concentration

19.

Increasing the concentration of enzyme or substrate increases the rate of the reaction only to a point. The system may become congested with too much material.

a)

True

b)

False