Chemistry Of Bio

Question 1

What is cellulose?

Answer 1

A branched polymer

Question 2

How many amino acids are there?

Answer 2

20

Question 3

What are the components of an amino acid?

Answer 3

Carboxyl group, amino group, H, and R group

Question 4

What is each unit of a polypeptide called?

Answer 4

Residue

Question 5

What is the primary structure of a protein?

Answer 5

Just the order of amino acids

Question 6

What is the secondary structure of a protein?

Answer 6

How the peptide chain is coiled/folded

Question 7

What are the 3 secondary structures?

Answer 7

Alpha helix, beta sheet, and disulfide bonds

Question 8

What direction do R groups point in alpha helixes?

Answer 8

Outwards

Question 9

What direction do beta sheets run?

Answer 9

Anti parallel

Question 10

What direction do R-groups stick out in a beta sheet?

Answer 10

They point in and out alternatingly

Question 11

What is the tertiary structure of a protein?

Answer 11

The 3-D shape it takes on which occur through tons of different forces

Question 12

What is the quaternary structure of a protein?

Answer 12

The overall protein structure of multiple polypeptides put together