proteins

Question 1

polymers

Answer 1

made up of monomers

Question 2

monomers

Answer 2

subunits of polymer

Question 3

examples of proteins

Answer 3

structural, transport, enzymes, defence, cellular signalling etc

Question 4

amino acid structure

Answer 4

amino, carboxyl group, r group

Question 5

r group

Answer 5

part of the molecule that varies and has a different chemical structure in different amino acids

Question 6

hydrophillic

Answer 6

water loving, surface of proteins, polar

Question 7

hydrophobic

Answer 7

water hating, inside, non polar

Question 8

how are amino acids joined

Answer 8

peptide bonds, in condensation polymerisation, where water is the product

Question 9

primary structure

Answer 9

amino acids in polypeptide chain

Question 10

secondary structure

Answer 10

proteins coil and fold, alpha helix, beta pleated sheets

Question 11

tertiary structure

Answer 11

complex 3D structure of protein that is biologically functional

Question 12

quaternary structure

Answer 12

two or more polypeptide chains interact to form a single functional protein

Question 13

proteome

Answer 13

The complete range of proteins produced by a single cell or organism in a particular environment

Question 14

denaturation

Answer 14

when protein dies, loses its function, non reversible