Module 6

Question 1

How many amino acids are there?

Answer 1

There are over 500 amino acids

Question 2

What are amino acids?

Answer 2

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein.

Question 3

What must an amino acid have to be considered an amino acid?

Answer 3

• 4 different substituents
• carboxyl group
• a hydrogen
• amino group that possesses N
• R group

Question 4

How many amino acids can be coded in the genome?

Answer 4

Only 20 genes can be coded in the genome

Question 5

What two categories are amino acids divided into?

Answer 5

Essential and Nonessential amino acids

Question 6

What is an essential amino acid?

Answer 6

Essential amino acids must be acquired from the diet

Question 7

What is Transamination?

Answer 7

Transamination is the transfer of amine group to from one amino acid to another molecule to create an amino acid

Question 8

What is a conditionally essential amino acid?

Answer 8

Nonessential amino acids that become essential during illness, pregnancy, trauma, etc

Question 9

What are amino acids linked together by?

Answer 9

Amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds

Question 10

What are fatty acids linked together with?

Answer 10

Fatty acids are linked together by ester bonds

Question 11

What is N-terminus?

Answer 11

Beginning of a protein or polypeptide chain

Question 12

What is C-terminus?

Answer 12

The end of a protein or peptide chain

Question 13

What dictates the function of a protein?

Answer 13

Shape dictates function!!

Question 14

What is Denaturation?

Answer 14

When a protein’s structure is changed making the protein biologically inactive. This can happen by a heat change, enzymes, agitation, or alcohol

Question 15

What is electrolysis? (breaking down via electricity)

Answer 15

a process that uses an electric current to cause a chemical change in a substance