Proteins: Structure And Function

Question 0

proteins

Answer 0

A macromolecule made of long chains of amino acids

Question 1

How do nucleic acids store and transmit genetic info

Answer 1

By making proteins

Question 2

Amino acids

Answer 2

Monomers that compose polypeptides

Question 3

Polypeptide

Answer 3

Many amino acids bonded together

Question 4

Peptide bond

Answer 4

The bond that joins 2 amino acids together

Question 5

Structural proteins

Answer 5

Make up parts of the cell and body Ex.hair,Muscle,collagen.

Question 6

Regulatory proteins

Answer 6

Controls the transportation of genes (how DNA copies its self)

Question 7

Antibodies

Answer 7

Inactive bacteria,toxins,and viruses to protect the body

Question 8

Hormones

Answer 8

Regulate the growth and development of animals Ex.insulin,human Growth hormone.

Question 9

Enzymes

Answer 9

Speed up chemical reactions in the body. Ex. RNA polymerase,Helicase.

Question 10

Transport proteins

Answer 10

Move substances in the blood and across cell membranes.ex hemoglobin,carrier proteins.

Question 11

Why are proteins important?proteins:

Answer 11

1.Make up many of the structures of an organism.2.control chemical reactions.3.Regulates cell activities.