Review outline

Question 1

Each block of protein is joined by a

Answer 1

peptide bond

Question 2

What are the building blocks of protein

Answer 2

amino acids

Question 3

What are amino acids composed of?

Answer 3

Carbon

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Question 4

Where is the sequence for proteins carried?

Answer 4

in the DNA

DNA tells the body how to make the proteins it needs

Question 5

What determines an amino acids properties?

Answer 5

Amino acid sequence

Question 6

What determines a protein’s function?

Answer 6

A proteins shaped (coled, foiled, etc.)

Question 7

What are proteins broken down into?

Answer 7

Broken down by enzymes into amino acids and dipeptides

they cannot be absorbed whole

Question 8

Protein’s main function

Answer 8

Provide essential amino acids we cant make and to provide a source of nitrogen for the amino acids the body can make

Question 9

Antigens

Answer 9

foreign proteins

Question 10

Antibodies

Answer 10

proteins that your body makes to attack antigens

Question 11

How much of the body’s energy is derived from protein

Answer 11

10%

Question 12

High-quality proteins

Answer 12

Dietary proteins that contain all nine essential amino acids

Question 13

Low-quality proteins

Answer 13

Dietary proteins that are missing one or more essential amino acids

Question 14

Complementary proteins

Answer 14

Two or more food protein sources that together make up for the lack of an essential amino acid

Examples: rice and beans, corn and beans, peanut butter and bread