Protein Synthesis

Front

Polypeptides

Back

chains of amino acids

Answer explanation

poly = lots of

peptide = the bond between amino acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Front

Chains of amino acids fold into ______________.

Back

proteins

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

The order of __________ determine which protein will be made.

Back

nucleotides

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

What dictates the shape of a protein?

Back

the position of all amino acids in the chain

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

Why is folding so important in proteins?

Back

It gives them a unique, functional shape

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

What determines the function of a protein?

Back

shape/structure

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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The function of most proteins depends primarily on the following options:

type and order of amino acids

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environment of the organism

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availability of starch molecules

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nutritional habits of the organism

Back

type and order of amino acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

Why do two proteins in the same cell perform different functions?

Back

chains folded differently and a different sequence of amino acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

Back

mRNA / a protein

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

One difference between DNA and RNA is that...

Back

Only RNA has the base Uracil