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Protein & Nucleic Acid Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the monomers of proteins?

a)

nucleotides

b)

amino acids

c)

monosaccharides

d)

fatty acids

2.

Which of the following elements can be found in proteins (check all that apply)

a)

calcium

b)

oxygen

c)

hydrogen

d)

nitrogen

e)

carbon

3.

How many different amino acids are there?

(a)  

4.

A ______________ is a protein polymer

a)

polypeptide

b)

triglyceride

c)

starch

d)

cellulose

5.

Which of the following is NOT a function of proteins?

a)

catalyst

b)

short term energy

c)

movement

d)

transport

6.

True or False: Antibodies were an example of how proteins help transport substances.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Enzymes are made of proteins and slow down chemical reactions.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: Your skin, hair, and nails are made of proteins.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What are the monomers of nucleic acids?

a)

amino acids

b)

monosaccharides

c)

fatty acids

d)

nucleotides

10.

True or False: Both RNA and DNA have a glucose sugar

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following are compnents of a DNA nucleotide (check all that apply)

a)

deoxyribose

b)

nitrogenous base

c)

ribose

d)

glucose

e)

phosphate group

12.

What are the main functions of nucleic acids?

a)

store and transmit energy

b)

store and transmit nutrients

c)

store and transmit genetic information

d)

store and transmit waste

13.

Which of the following are polymers of nucleic acids?

a)

starch, cellulose, & glycogen

b)

enzymes & hormones

c)

triglycerides & phospholipids

d)

DNA & RNA

14.

What is the main function of RNA?

a)

insulation

b)

protein synthesis

c)

long term energy

d)

short term energy

15.

In DNA, Adenine will always pair with ______________, and Cytosine will always pair with ________________.

a)

thymine, guanine

b)

guanine, uracil

c)

thymine, uracil

d)

guanine thymine