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Unit 3 - Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure and function.

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the monomer of a protein?
a)
amino acid
b)
monosaccharide
c)
fatty acid
d)
nucleic acid
2.

Which of the following describes the secondary structure of proteins?

a)

The sequence of amino acids

b)

The α-helix and β-pleated sheet folding

c)

The folding of the polypeptide chain due to the 'R' groups

d)

The joining of different protein molecules to make one big molecule

3.
The name of the initial chain of monomers in a protein is called.....
a)
polypeptide
b)
polysaccharide
c)
polyester
d)
polynucleotide
4.

Why is folding so important in proteins?

a)

It gives them a unique, 3-D functional shape

b)

It makes them look tidier

c)

It makes every protein molecule different from the next even if they are the same type

d)

The folding is random so is not that important at all

5.

The tertiary structure folding in proteins is primary due to the interactions of....

a)

the 'R' groups

b)

the 'P' groups

c)

the 'A' groups

d)

the 'S'

6.

Which of the following term refers to the order in which amino acids are linked together in a protein.

a)

primary structure

b)

secondary structure

c)

tertiary structure

d)

quaternary structure

7.

Two or more polypeptides attached together and work as one unit

a)

primary structure

b)

secondary structure

c)

quaternary structure

d)

tertiary structure

8.

The repeating units of protein are

a)

Amino acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Fatty acid

d)

Peptides

9.

Haemoglobin is a quartenary protein because;

a)

It has more than one peptide bonds

b)

Its shape is globular

c)

It consists of more than one polypeptide chains

d)

It has iron in each heme group

10.

What is one of the functions of a protein?

a)

cell energy

b)

enzymes

c)

long term energy storage

d)

contain genetic information

11.

DNA is an acronym for _____

a)

Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

b)

Ribose Nucleic Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

12.

A nucleotide is composed of

a)

A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

b)

A protein, protein and Guanine

c)

A phosphate, Adenine, and nitrogenous base

d)

A protein, Adenine and nitrogenous base

13.

Which of the following is a base pair?

a)

Adenine - Cytosine

b)

Cytosine - Thymine

c)

Deoxyribose - Cytosine

d)

Cytosine - Guanine

14.
What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?
a)
RNA contains uracil in place of thymine
b)
RNA contains uracil in place of adenine
c)
RNA contains uracil in place of guanine
d)
RNA contains uracil in place of  cytosine
15.
I travel outside of the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
16.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleotide

17.
If an mRNA molecule has introns and exons in it, where is it?
a)
At a ribosome
b)
In the nucleus
c)
In a prokaryotic cell
d)
could be in the nucleus or the ribosome
18.
What structure of this molecule binds with the mRNA molecule?
a)
Amino Acid
b)
tRNA
c)
Anticodon
d)
Codon