7.1 Proteins

Question 1

What type of protein is used for storage?

Answer 1

Bean storage proteins

Question 2

What type of protein is used for movement?

Answer 2

Muscle fibers

Question 3

What type of protein is used for transport?

Answer 3

Channels and pumps

Question 4

What type of protein is used for identification?

Answer 4

Cell surface proteins

Question 5

What type of protein is used for defense?

Answer 5

Antibodies

Question 6

What type of protein is used for chemical reactions?

Answer 6

Enzymes

Question 7

What type of protein is used for structure?

Answer 7

Keratin and collagen

Question 8

What type of protein is used for Communication?

Answer 8

Hormones and receptors

Question 9

What functional groups are in the side chains of polar amino acids?

Answer 9

Hydroxyl, carbonyl, or sulfhydryl

Question 10

What functional groups are in the side chains of nonpolar amino acids?

Answer 10

Methyl

Question 11

What functional groups are in the side chains of negatively charged amino acids?

Answer 11

Carboxyl or phosphate

Question 12

What functional groups are in the side chains of positively charged amino acids?

Answer 12

Amino

Question 13

What is primary structure?

Answer 13

Amino acids connected by peptide bonds

Question 14

What is secondary structure?

Answer 14

Sections of folding connected by hydrogen bonds, A-helix or B-pleated

Question 15

What is tertiary structure?

Answer 15

The 3d structure of a polypeptide

Question 16

What is quaternary structure?

Answer 16

Multiple polypeptide chains together

Question 17

What do acidic and basic side chains do?

Answer 17

They attract to each either because of their positive charges

Question 18

What do cysteine side chains do?

Answer 18

They form covalent disulfide bonds

Question 19

What do hydrophobic side chains do?

Answer 19

They fold to the inside of the structure

Question 20

What do hydrophilic side chains do?

Answer 20

They fold to the outside of the structure