Proteins

What is the COOH group on this amino acid called?

• amino group
• R group
• carboxyl group

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What type of protein would the keratin that makes up your hair and nails be?

• structural
• storage
• transport
• contractile

Identify the element found in a protein that is not present in a carbohydrate

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen
• Nitrogen

What monomer is being shown?

• monosaccharide
• glycerol and fatty acids
• amino acid
• nucleotide

C₃H₇NO₂ is what kind of organic molecule?

• Carbohydrate
• Lipid
• Protein
• Nucleic Acid

Actin and Myosin are proteins that work together to allow muscle movement.  These are both what type of protein?

• structural
• storage
• transport
• contractile

Linking several amino acids together produces what polymer?

• polysaccharide
• polypeptide
• polynucleotide
• triglyceride

The following structural formula is showing what type of organic molecule?

• A carbohydrate because it has CHON (along with Sulfur)
• A lipid because it has CHON (along with Sulfur)
• A protein because it has CHON (along with Sulfur)
• A nucleic acid because it has CHON (along with Sulfur)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

This is the building block/monomer/subunit for a protein.

• monosaccharide
• amino acid
• nucleotide
• glycerol and fatty acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

C₂₉H₅₈O₂₉ is what kind of organic molecule? (Hint: Look at the elements)

• Carbohydrate
• Lipid
• Protein
• Nucleic Acid