wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Amino Acids

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 4hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Methionine

b)

Tryptophan

c)

Phenylalanine

d)

Nonpolar

e)

Polar

2.
a)

Isoleucine

b)

Polar

c)

Proline

d)

Tryptophan

e)

Nonpolar

3.
a)

Methionine

b)

Tryptophan

c)

Phenylalanine

d)

Nonpolar

e)

Polar

4.
a)

Nonpolar

b)

Isoleucine

c)

Phenylalanine

d)

Proline

e)

Polar

5.
a)

Leucine

b)

Nonpolar

c)

Polar

d)

Proline

e)

Isoleucine

6.
a)

Alanine

b)

Nonpolar

c)

Proline

d)

Polar

e)

Glycine

7.
a)

Proline

b)

Valine

c)

Glycine

d)

Alanine

8.
a)

Glycine

b)

Valine

c)

Alanine

d)

Methionine

9.
a)

Alanine

b)

Tryptophan

c)

Glycine

d)

Methionine

10.
a)

Threonine

b)

Cysteine

c)

Tyrosine

d)

Glutamine

11.
a)

Tyrosine

b)

Serine

c)

Glutamine

d)

Cysteine

12.
a)

Cysteine

b)

Aspartic acid

c)

Tyrosine

d)

Glutamine

13.
a)

Asparagine

b)

Leucine

c)

Tyrosine

d)

Serine

14.
a)

Lysine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Leucine

d)

Methionine

15.
a)

Glutamine

b)

Glycine

c)

Glutamic Acid

d)

Arginine

16.
a)

Histidine

b)

Arginine

c)

Glutamine

d)

Aspartic acid

17.
a)

Aspartic acid

b)

Glutamic acid

c)

Lysine

d)

Arginine

18.
a)

Proline

b)

Leucine

c)

Histidine

d)

Glycine

19.
a)

Glutamine

b)

Arginine

c)

Histidine

d)

Lysine

20.
a)

Arginine

b)

Lysine

c)

Aspartic Acid

d)

Histidine

21.

Are these above Polar, Nonpolar, Acidic, or Basic?

a)

Basic

b)

Acidic

c)

Nonpolar

d)

Polar

22.

Are these above Polar, Nonpolar, Acidic, or Basic?

a)

Basic

b)

Acidic

c)

Nonpolar

d)

Polar

23.

Are these above Polar, Nonpolar, Acidic, or Basic?

a)

Basic

b)

Acidic

c)

Nonpolar

d)

Polar

24.

Are these above Polar, Nonpolar, Acidic, or Basic?

a)

Basic

b)

Acidic

c)

Nonpolar

d)

Polar

25.

Amino Acids are monomers

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Amino Acids has an amino group on one end, and a carboxyl group on the other end with a side chain off of the alpha carbon

a)

False

b)

True

27.
a)

Threonine

b)

Leucine

c)

Lysine

d)

Valine

28.
a)

Phenylalanine

b)

Methionine

c)

Histidine

d)

Lysine

29.

Select all that are essential amino acids

a)

Lysine

b)

Valine

c)

Tryptophan

d)

Arginine

30.
a)

Isoleucine

b)

Alanine

c)

Threonine

d)

Methionine

31.
a)

Serine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Proline

d)

Tryptophan

32.
a)

Proline

b)

Glycine

c)

Threonine

d)

Isoleucine

33.
a)

Asparagine

b)

Glutamic Acid

c)

Tyrosine

d)

Valine

34.
a)

Lysine

b)

Histidine

c)

Glutamine

d)

Aspartic Acid

35.
a)

Alamine

b)

Cysterine

c)

Phenylalanine

d)

Methionine

36.

Essential amino acids can be synthesized by the human body

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Where are essential amino acids obtained from

a)

Diet

b)

Produced in the body

c)

Passed down from your mother

38.
a)

Asparagine

b)

Isoleucine

c)

Cysteine

d)

Aspartic Acid

39.
a)

Valine

b)

lysine

c)

Glutamic Acid

d)

Proline

40.
a)

Tyrosine

b)

Glycine

c)

Methionine

d)

Histidine

41.
a)

Serine

b)

Lysine

c)

Asparagine

d)

Tryptophan

42.
a)

Tyrosine

b)

Proline

c)

Leucine

d)

Methionine

43.
a)

Glycine

b)

Serine

c)

Phenylalanine

d)

Gluetamine

44.
a)

Aspartic Acid

b)

Glutamic Acid

c)

Lysine

d)

Proline

45.
a)

Glutamic Acid

b)

Histidine

c)

Isoleucine

d)

Alanine

46.
a)

Lysine

b)

Serine

c)

Glutamine

d)

Methionine

47.
a)

Phenylalanine

b)

Cysteine

c)

Valine

d)

Serine

48.
a)

Tyrosine

b)

Leucine

c)

Aspartic Acid

d)

Isoleucine

49.
a)

Aspartic Acid

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Alanine

d)

Lysine

50.

How many essential amino acids are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

1

d)

9

51.

Nonessential amino acids are synthesized by the human body

a)

False

b)

True

52.
a)

Arginine

b)

Glycine

c)

Lysine

d)

Glutamine

53.

Amino acids are used to produce proteins, neurotransmitters and hormones in animals and plant creatures

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Nonessential amino acids are also know as disposable

a)

True

b)

False

55.

PVT. TIM HALL is a mnemonic used to memorize the essential amino acids. What are the three amino acids in PVT?

a)

Proline

b)

Phenylalanine

c)

Valine

d)

Tryptophan

56.

PVT. TIM HALL is a mnemonic used to memorize the essential amino acids. What are the three amino acids in HALL?

a)

Histidine

b)

Alanine

c)

Arginine

d)

Lysine

e)

Leucine

57.

PVT. TIM HALL is a mnemonic used to memorize the essential amino acids. What are the three amino acids in TIM?

a)

Threonine

b)

Isoleucine

c)

Methionine

d)

Tryptophan

58.

The mnemonic "There will be no hissy fits, no arguing, and no lying in the basic hall" denotes which amino acids are basic. So which essential amino acids are basic?

a)

Histidine

b)

Arginine

c)

Lysine

d)

Leucine

59.

Which amino acids are branched? (Key: I LIV for this Branch of the military)

a)

Valine

b)

Isoleucine

c)

Leucine

d)

Lysine

60.

Which amino acids are Ketogenic? (Key: At the end of two weeks training you will be ketogenic)

a)

Lysine

b)

Leucine

c)

Glutamine

d)

Serine

61.

Which amino acids are acidic?

a)

Aspartic Acid

b)

Histidine

c)

Typtophan

d)

Glutamic Acid

62.

Which amino acids are non polar ? Select all that apply.

a)

Alanine

b)

Valine

c)

Glycine

d)

Serine

e)

Lysine

63.

Which amino acids are non polar? Select all that apply.

a)

Phenylalanine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Tryptophan

d)

Glutamine

e)

Histidine

64.

Which amino acids are non polar? Select all that apply.

a)

Leucine

b)

Threonine

c)

Isoleucine

d)

Proline

e)

Aspartate

65.

Which one is a non polar amino acid ?

a)

Asparagine

b)

Cysteine

c)

Serine

d)

Methionine

66.

Which of the amino acids have ionizable side chains ?

a)

Valine, serine, and proline

b)

Methionine, threonine, leucine, and glycine

c)

Arginine, aspartate, cysteine, glutamate, histidine, lysine, and tyrosine

d)

Alanine, tryptophan, glutamine, asparagine, and isoleucine

e)

None of the above

67.

Which of the amino acids are polar? Select all that apply.

a)

Serine

b)

Threonine

c)

Alanine

d)

Proline

e)

Tyrosine

68.

Which of the amino acids are polar? Select all that apply.

a)

Leucine

b)

Methionine

c)

Cysteine

d)

Asparagine

e)

Glutamine

69.

Which of the amino acids are polar? Select all that apply.

a)

Histidine

b)

Glycine

c)

Aspartate

d)

Phenylalanine

e)

Isoleucine

70.

Which amino acids are polar? Select all that apply.

a)

Glutamate

b)

Lysine

c)

Leucine

d)

Valine

e)

Arginine

71.

Which amino acids side chains are negatively charged ? Select all that apply.

a)

Aspartate

b)

Glutamate

c)

Alanine

d)

Glutamine

e)

Leucine

72.

Which amino acids side chains are positively charged ? Select all that apply.

a)

Lysine

b)

Tryptophan

c)

Serine

d)

Arginine

e)

Histidine

73.

Which amino acids have aliphatic side chains ?

a)

Glycine, asparagine, serine, and histidine

b)

Alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, and methionine

c)

None of the above

d)

All amino acids have aliphatic side chains

e)

Serine, proline, and tyrosine

74.

Which amino acids have aromatic side chains ?

a)

Phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine

b)

Valine, proline, and histidine

c)

Threonine, leucine, and arginine

d)

None of the above

e)

All of the above

75.

Which amino acids have acidic side chains ? Select all that apply.

a)

Aspartate

b)

Alanine

c)

Tryptophan

d)

Glutamate

e)

Proline

76.

Which amino acids have basic side chains ? Select all that apply.

a)

Cysteine

b)

Methionine

c)

Lysine

d)

Arginine

e)

Histidine

77.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)
Leucine
b)
Glycine
c)
Alanine
d)
Valine
e)

Isoleucine

78.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)
Glycine
b)
Alanine
c)
Valine
d)
Leucine
e)

Isoleucine

79.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)
Alanine
b)
Glycine
c)
Serine
d)
Threonine
e)

Valine

80.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)
Leucine
b)
Glycine
c)
Alanine
d)
Valine
e)

Isoleucine

81.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)
Lysine
b)

Leucine

c)
Glycine
d)
Alanine
e)

Isoleucine

82.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)
Glycine
b)
Alanine
c)
Valine
d)
Leucine
e)

Proline

83.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Phenylalanine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Tryptophan

d)

Proline

e)

Histidine

84.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Phenylalanine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Tryptophan

d)

Proline

e)

Histidine

85.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Phenylalanine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Tryptophan

d)

Proline

e)

Histidine

86.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Phenylalanine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Tryptophan

d)

Proline

e)

Histidine

87.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Glutamine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Serine

d)

Threonine

e)

Cysteine

88.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Glutamine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Serine

d)

Threonine

e)

Cysteine

89.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Glutamine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Serine

d)

Threonine

e)

Cysteine

90.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Glutamine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Serine

d)

Threonine

e)

Cysteine

91.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Methionine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Serine

d)

Threonine

e)

Cysteine

92.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Methionine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Serine

d)

Threonine

e)

Cysteine

93.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Glutamine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Arginine

d)

Aspartic Acid

e)

Glutamic Acid

94.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Glutamine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Arginine

d)

Aspartic Acid

e)

Glutamic Acid

95.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Glutamine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Arginine

d)

Lysine

e)

Histidine

96.

What is the amino acid shown?

a)

Glutamine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Arginine

d)

Lysine

e)

Histidine

97.

What's the amino acid A?

(a)  

98.

What is the amino acid R?

(a)  

99.

What amino acid is N?

(a)  

100.

What is the amino acid D?

(a)  

101.

what is amino acid C?

(a)  

102.

what is amino acid Q?

(a)  

103.

what is amino acid E?

(a)  

104.

what is amino acid G?

(a)  

105.

what is amino acid H?

(a)  

106.

what is amino acid I?

(a)  

107.

what is amino acid L?

(a)  

108.

what is amino acid K?

(a)  

109.

what is amino acid M?

(a)  

110.

what is amino acid F?

(a)  

111.

what is amino acid P?

(a)  

112.

what is amino acid S?

(a)  

113.

what is amino acid T?

(a)  

114.

what is amino acid W?

(a)  

115.

what is amino acid Y?

(a)  

116.

what is amino acid V?

(a)