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WorksheetsProtein
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which form of vegetarian eats eggs and dairy?
Lacto-vegetarian
Ovo-vegetarian
Vegan
Lacto-ovo vegetarian
What is the monomeric subunit of proteins?
Sterols
Triglycerides
Amino acids
Glygerol
How many amino acids are there (a) , how many of these amino acids are essential (b) . Which type of amino acid must be obtained from the diet since the body does not make them (c) ?
Match the following types of amino acids with their definition.
Nonpolar amino acids
Hydrophobic amino acids. Long and bulky
Polar amino acids
Hydrophilic amino acids , no charge.
Acidic amino acids
Hydrophilic amino acid, negative charge
Basic amino acids
Hydrophilic amino acid, positive charge
Which are the three basic steps in building proteins?
Transcription, translation and protein folding
Transcription, encoding, and translation
Encoding, translation and protein folding
Encoding, transcription and protein folding
What term defines when a protein changes physical shape and when exposed to heat or high salt concentration?
Translation
Denaturation
Transcription
Protein folding
The stomach releases gastric juices containing (a) and the enzyme (b) which breakdown protein.
Match the following
Keratin
Protein skin, hair and nails are made of
Elastin
Protein that makes skin flexible
Collagen
Most abundant protein, fibrous rope like
Which proteins are responsible for the contractile action in muscles? ( pg 190) Select all that apply
Actin
Albumin
Substrates
Myosin
Myelin
Which are true of albumin? Select all that apply
It is the most abundant protein in blood
Allows for clotting factors to function
Helps in fluid balance and transport of molecules
It does not assist in acid balance
Makes the protein concentration in blood similar to that in cells
Match the following
Severe proten and micronutrient deficiency
Severe protein and energy deficiency
Characterized by swelling of the feet and abdomen
Characterized by emciation
Foods that contain some but not all essential amino acids are called (a)
Loss of muscle mass , and strength decline is called ____________
Hypertrophy
Atrophy
Sarcopenia
