Amino Acids

Question 1

What are Amino Acids

Answer 1

The building blocks of proteins

Question 2

Glycine

Answer 2

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 3

Alanine

Answer 3

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 4

Valine

Answer 4

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 5

Leucine

Answer 5

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 6

Isoleucine

Answer 6

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 7

Methionine

Answer 7

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 8

Phenylalanine

Answer 8

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 9

Tryptophan

Answer 9

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 10

Proline

Answer 10

Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

Question 11

Threonine

Answer 11

Polar side chains; hydrophilic

Question 12

Serine

Answer 12

Polar side chains; hydrophilic

Question 13

Cysteine

Answer 13

Polar side chains; hydrophilic

Question 14

Tyrosine

Answer 14

Polar side chains; hydrophilic

Question 15

Asparagine

Answer 15

Polar side chains; hydrophilic

Question 16

Glutamine

Answer 16

Polar side chains; hydrophilic

Question 17

Aspartic Acid (Acidic/Neg charge)

Answer 17

Electrically charged side chain; Hydrophilic

Question 18

Glutamic Acid (Acidic, Neg Charge)

Answer 18

Electrically charged side chain; hydrophilic

Question 19

Lysine (Basic/Pos charge)

Answer 19

Electrically charged side chain; Hydrophilic

Question 20

Arginine (Basic)

Answer 20

Electrically charged side chain; Hydrophilic

Question 21

Histidine (Basic)

Answer 21

Electrically charged side chain; Hydrophilic

Question 22

What is a peptide bond

Answer 22

A covalent bond between the carboxyl group on one amino acid and the amino group on another; formed by dehydration

Question 23

What Amino Acids is DNA composed of

Answer 23

Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)

Question 24

What Amino Acids is RNA composed of

Answer 24

Adenine (A)
Uracil (U) – replaces thymine found in DNA
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)