Protein Structure Quiz

What is the primary structure of a protein?

• Hydrogen bonds

• Three-dimensional shape

• Amino acid sequence

• Long-range interactions

What determines the secondary structure of a protein?

• Three-dimensional shape

• Long-range interactions

• Amino acid sequence

• Hydrogen bonds

What is the tertiary structure of a protein?

• Hydrogen bonds

• Amino acid sequence

• Long-range interactions

• Three-dimensional shape

What stabilizes the quaternary structure of a protein?

• Hydrogen bonds

• R group properties

• Van der Waals interactions

• Amino acid sequence

What do chaperones help some proteins with?

• Hydrogen bonds

• Folding properly

• Long-range interactions

• Amino acid sequence

What type of bonds stabilize α helices?

• Hydrogen bonds

• R group properties

• Van der Waals interactions

• Amino acid sequence

What type of bonds stabilize β sheets?

• Van der Waals interactions

• Amino acid sequence

• Hydrogen bonds

• R group properties

Which type of amino acids tend to be on the interior of proteins?

• Polar

• Acidic

• Basic

• Hydrophobic

Which type of amino acids interact with each other via van der Waals forces?

• Basic

• Hydrophobic

• Polar

• Acidic

What type of bonds does Cysteine form with its SH group?

• Hydrogen bonds

• Disulfide bonds

• Ionic bonds

• Van der Waals interactions