Protein

Question 1

Proteins are made up of-

Answer 1

Amino Acids

Question 2

Proteins can serve in-

Answer 2

Transport, storage, or membranes

Question 3

There are how many distinct amino acids?

Answer 3

20

Question 4

Enzymes are a type of-

Answer 4

Protein

Question 5

Enzymes are catalysts in-

Answer 5

biochemical reactions (like digestion)

Question 6

Proteins have different-

Answer 6

Shapes and molecular weights

Question 7

Antibodies, enzymes, muscle proteins, and proteins in the skin are all made up of-

Answer 7

Amino Acids

Question 8

What are non-essential amino acids?

Answer 8

Amino acids that the body produces.

Question 9

How many non-essential amino acids are there?

Answer 9

11

Question 10

Essential amino acids are amino acids that the body-

Answer 10

Doesn’t produce itself

Question 11

How many essential amino acids are there?

Answer 11

9

Question 12

What is used to prioritize protein sources by applying a score (up to 100) based on digestibility and amino acid variety?

Answer 12

PDCAAS (Protein-Corrected Amino Acid Score)

Question 13

When observing the PDCAAS, the higher the score-

Answer 13

The more digestible and diverse the amino acids in the food source

Question 14

What are some things that contain complete proteins?

Answer 14

Eggs, tuna fish, peanut butter, almonds, etc.

Question 15

What are some things that contain incomplete proteins?

Answer 15

Spinach, beans, wheat germ. (Most plant-based proteins)

Question 16

How much of the body is made up of protein?

Answer 16

8-15%

Question 17

Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and milk products are all considered-

Answer 17

Complete proteins

Question 18

A complete protein has a low PDCAAS score.

True or false?

Answer 18

False, they have a high score

Question 19

A incomplete protein has a low PDCAAS score.

True or false?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Complimentary Proteins=

Answer 20

Food sources that work together to provide all essential amino acids

Question 21

Does the body store excess amino acids?

Answer 21

No, so it’s vital that our body gets all of the amino acids needed every day.

Question 22

What proteins serve as the scaffolding of the body and are therefore important for the structure of tissues?

Answer 22

Collagen, Elastin, Fibrin, and Keratin

Question 23

Enzymes do what to chemical reactions?

Answer 23

They catalyze them (speed them up)

Question 24

Substrates =

Answer 24

Substances on which enzymes act

Question 25

Hormones contain-

Answer 25

Protein

Question 26

Proteins can serve as-

Answer 26

Buffers (They help prevent the pH of the body from getting too high or low)

Question 27

What moves molecules through circulation/ across cell membranes?

Answer 27

Transport Proteins

Question 28

Although most plant foods don’t contain complete proteins, they shouldn’t be sworn off as a source of protein because-

Answer 28

They do contain complementary proteins