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H 2.6 Proteins

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the monomer or building block of proteins?

a)

glucose

b)

nucleotides

c)

amino acids

d)

lipids

2.

How are proteins built?

a)

Condensation

b)

add water

c)

make a bond

d)

hydrolysis

3.

What is another name for a protein?

a)

fat

b)

sugar

c)

amino acid

d)

polypeptide

4.

What can make an enzyme not work?

a)

changing the pH

b)

change the shape

c)

changing the temperature

d)

change the size

5.
This is one job proteins do NOT have in the body
a)
storing genetic information
b)
structure
c)
speed up chemical reactions
d)
transport things through cell membrane
6.

All proteins

a)

have a unique structure that determines their unique function.

b)

are exactly the same in function but different in structure.

c)

are exactly the same in structure but different in function.

d)

are enzymes.

7.
The structure of proteins can be changed by environmental factors such as temperature or pH.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

How many different amino acids are there that make proteins?

a)
15
b)
20
c)
25
d)
30
9.

What is this molecule called?

a)

nucleotide

b)

fatty acid

c)

amino acid

d)

monosaccharide

e)

glycerol

10.

Which colored box highlights the amino group?

a)

Darker Blue (left)

b)

Turquoise (top)

c)

Orange (right)

d)

Red (bottom)

e)

Purple (middle)

11.

Which colored box is different for every amino acid?

a)

Darker Blue (left)

b)

Turquoise (top)

c)

Orange (right)

d)

Red (bottom)

e)

Purple (middle)

12.

Which colored box highlights the carboxyl?

a)

Darker Blue (left)

b)

Turquoise (top)

c)

Orange (right)

d)

Red (bottom)

e)

Purple (middle)

13.

Which statement about enzymes is FALSE?

a)

They are made from amino acids

b)

They can be used multiple times

c)

They lower the energy needed for reactions

d)

A single enzyme has many different functions

14.

Enzymes and Substrates bind at the enzymes...

a)

Active Site

b)

Enzyme Site

c)

Activation Site

d)

Product Site

15.
The bond that joins amino acids are called:
a)
Peptide Bonds
b)
Ester Bonds
c)
Glycosidic Linkages
d)
Phosphodiester Bonds
16.

If a methyl group (-CH3), which does not like water, were at the 'R', the amino acid would likely be:

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hydrophilic

c)

Ionic

d)

Acidic

17.
The reaction used to digest and break the bond in red is:
a)
Hydrolysis
b)
Dehydration Synthesis
c)
Oxidation
d)
Single Displacement
18.
Based on the graph, what temperature does this enzyme work best? 
a)
15 C
b)
40 C
c)
30 C
19.
What happens when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?
a)
The enzymes die.
b)
The shapes of the enzyme are altered or denatured
c)
The enzymes' amino acid sequence changes.
d)
The enzymes remain the same
20.

The rate of hydrolysis of protein, using an enzyme, was studied at different temperatures. Which of the following graphs would be obtained?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Essential amino acids are defined as the amino acids which

a)

are necessary for building proteins

b)

humans must acquire through their diet

c)

plants cannot synthesise for themselves

d)

are produced when any protein is hydrolysed.

22.

State how many amino acid molecules joined to form this section of protein?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

23.

Amino acids contain

a)

an amine group and a carbonyl group

b)

an amine group and a carboxyl group

c)

an amide group and a carbonyl group

d)

an amide group and a carboxyl group

24.

When proteins in foods are denatured, what effect does this have?

a)

the are able to dissolve which make it easier to cook with

b)

the texture of food is changed

c)

the food goes off

d)

no effect

25.

What type of bond is primarily responsible for the secondary structure of a protein?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

Peptide bonds

c)

Disulfide bridges

d)

Van der Waals forces