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amino acids, peptide & protein (Part 1)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which biomolecule have you learned with Dr. Hadi for the pass few weeks?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Amino acid

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic acid

2.

In the normal chemistry scenario, an amine functional group, can deprotonate to form..

a)

R-NH3⁺

b)

R-NH⁻

c)

R-NH2

d)

R-NH

3.

Combining PG-NH-R-COOH & H2N-R-COO-PG forms…

a)

PG-NH-R-CONH-R-COO-PG

b)

PG-NH-R-COO⁻ & H3N⁺-R-COO-PG

c)

H2N-R-COOH & H2N-R-COOH

d)

H2N-R-CONH-R-COOH

4.

The sequence of linked amino acids can spontaneously form a protein.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

5.

In the cell, the process of producing a protein is called…

a)

Replication

b)

Translation

c)

Transcription

d)

Polymerization

6.

Amide bond forms from the reaction of…

a)

Esters and ammonia

b)

Carboxylic acid and excess ammonia

c)

Esters and excess ammonia

d)

Carboxylic acid and ammonia

e)

None of these

7.

A protein can be defined by the number of its amino acids…

a)

True

b)

False

8.

This is the structure of GABA.

Is GABA an amino acid?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

I’m not sure

9.

What is the property of the species labeled B?

a)

Nucleophile

b)

Electrophile

c)

Zwitterionic

d)

Leaving group

e)

Protecting group

10.

What are ‘non-essential’ amino acids?

a)

not important for growth

b)

body is able to synthesize them

c)

can only be obtained from foods

d)

important, but our body can live without it, for growth