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Biochemistry - Proteins

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

nucleic acid

b)

amino acid

c)

monosaccharide

d)

carboxyl group

2.

Which part of an amino acid makes it different from other amino acids?

a)

Amino group

b)

Carboxyl group

c)

Hydrogen

d)

R group (side chain)

3.

What kind of bonds link two amino acids together?

a)

ionic bonds

b)

hydrogen bonds

c)

covalent bonds

d)

van der waals forces

4.

Name given to the particular type of covalent bond that links two amino acids together?

a)

glycosidic linkage

b)

ester bond

c)

phosphodiester bond

d)

peptide bond

5.

What parts of two amino acids connect when a peptide bond is made?

a)

amino group and carboxyl group

b)

Hydrogen and R group

c)

R group and carboxyl group

d)

amino group and R group

6.

The order in which amino acids are linked in a polypeptide chain is called the protein's 

a)

Primary Structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary structure

d)

Quaternary structure

7.

An alpha helix and a beta pleated sheet are both examples of a protein's

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary Structure

d)

Quaternary Structure

8.

Hydrogen bonds are most important in creating a protein's

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary structure

d)

Quaternary structure

9.

This level of structure is caused by the interactions among the different R-groups in a protein

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary structure

d)

Quaternary structure

10.

This picture illustrates

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary structure

d)

Quaternary structure

11.

This image illustrates all the bonds that can play a role in creating a protein's

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary structure

d)

Quaternary structure

12.

2 or more polypeptides combined together forms a protein's 

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary structure

d)

Quaternary structure

13.

Proteins that catalyze chemical reactions are called

a)

hemoglobin

b)

enzymes

c)

collagen

d)

keratin

14.

The image illustrates

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary Structure

c)

Tertiary Structure

d)

Quaternary structure

15.

The monomers that make up proteins are

a)

nucleic acids

b)

amino acids

c)

carboxyl groups

d)

R-groups