Lesson 6: Proteins

Question 1

What is another name for protein?

Answer 1

Peptide

Question 2

What is the monomer of the protein?

Answer 2

Amino acid

Question 3

What type of bonds do we find in polypeptides?

Answer 3

Peptide bonds

Question 4

Six roles of proteins

Answer 4

Storage, Transport, Regulatory, Movement, Structural, Enzyme

Question 5

What proteins are responsible for movement and can be found in muscles?

Answer 5

Actin and Myosin

Question 6

What protein is responsible for air being delivered to organs?

Answer 6

Hemoglobin

Question 7

What organs/body parts made of proteins and provide protection?

Answer 7

Hair, nails

Question 8

Names of 3 main groups that make up amino acid.

Answer 8

Amino group, carboxyl group, remainder

Question 9

What group is unique to every amino acid?

Answer 9

Remainder

Question 10

What is a dipeptide?

Answer 10

two amino acids joined together

Question 11

Amino group formula

Answer 11

NH2

Question 12

Carboxyl group formula

Answer 12

COOH

Question 13

How peptide bonds are formed?

Answer 13

Through dehydration synthesis

Question 14

How many amino acids are there?

Answer 14

20

Question 15

How many amino acids can human’s body produce?

Answer 15

11

Question 16

What is the name of the 9 amino acids our bodies can’t produce on their own?

Answer 16

Essential AA

Question 17

Peptide bonds are … bonds

Answer 17

Covalent

Question 18

What is the typical length of a protein?

Answer 18

75+ amino acids