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TR 1.4 - Traits & Proteins

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a FEATURE?

a)

Hair color

b)

brown hair

c)

blonde hair

d)

black hair

2.

Which of the following is a TRAIT?

a)

eye color

b)

brown eyes

c)

eye shape

d)

eye size

3.

This protein has many connectors.


The sentence above describes the protein's ___________.

a)

Function

b)

Structure

4.

This protein is used to make spider web silk.


The sentence above describes the protein's ___________.

a)

Function

b)

Structure

5.

Which of the following is NOT true about proteins?

a)

We get protein from the food we eat

b)

Proteins are molecules

c)

Proteins do important jobs in our cells/bodies

d)

Proteins get broken down into glucose molecules to make energy for our cells

6.

Will this protein make silk with high flexibility or low flexibility?

a)

High flexibility because it has many connectors so it cannot bend

b)

Low flexibility because it has many connectors so it cannot bend

c)

High flexibility because it has few connectors so it can bend

d)

Low flexibility because it has few connectors so it can bend

7.

Will this protein make silk with high flexibility or low flexibility?

a)

High flexibility because it has many connectors so it cannot bend

b)

Low flexibility because it has many connectors so it cannot bend

c)

High flexibility because it has fewer connectors so it can bend

d)

Low flexibility because it has fewer connectors so it can bend

8.

If a spider had ONLY this type of protein for its silk, what kind of silk would it make?

a)

HIGH flexibility silk

b)

LOW flexibility silk

c)

MEDIUM flexibility silk

d)

No silk at all

9.

What trait would you expect this spider to have for silk flexibility? (click on the picture to zoom in)

a)

High flexibility

b)

Medium flexibility

c)

Low flexibility

10.

What determines how a protein will work (function)?

a)

The color of a protein determines how it will work

b)

The amount of copies of a protein determine how it will work

c)

The shape of a protein will determine how it will work