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Proteins and Amino Acidsd

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
a)
amino acid
b)
fatty acid
c)
nucleotide
d)
lipid
2.

Proteins control the function of ______.

a)

muscles

b)

tissues

c)

nerves

d)

cells

3.

The shape of the chain and the amino acid composition determine the function of _________.

a)

proteins

b)

nucleotides

c)

DNA

d)

Traits

4.

When these bond together, they form a protein

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Peptide Bonds

c)

Ribose

d)

Nucleotides

5.

What is the monomer of a protein?

a)

monosaccharide

b)

glycerol/fatty acid

c)

amino acid

d)

nucleotide

6.

How many different amino acids are there?

a)

10

b)

18

c)

20

d)

Thousands

7.

What is the name for a chain of amino acids?

a)

Polypeptide chain

b)

Triglycerides

c)

Polysaccharides

d)

Nucleotides

8.
Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?
a)
YES!
b)
NO!
9.
Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?
a)
YES!
b)
NO!
10.
Any change in the sequence of DNA is...
a)
transgenic shift
b)
Single Genotype
c)
Monohybrid Trait
d)
Mutation
11.
Mutations affect the ________ of a protein. Because of this the proteins ______ is affected as well. 
a)
gene, function 
b)
sequence, gene
c)
shape,function
12.

what is a function of Nucleic acids

a)

energy storage

b)

the storage and expression of genetic information.

c)

muscle structure

d)

short term energy