Proteins and Amino Acids

Complex molecules made of amino acids are called ____________.

• nucleotides

• amino acids

• DNA

• protein

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The shape of the chain and the amino acid composition determine the function of _________.

• proteins

• nucleotides

• DNA

• Traits

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Chains of amino acids fold into ______________.

• traits

• DNA

• proteins

• nucleotides

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A peptide chain contains _______________ amino acids.

• 2-50

• over 50

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Amino acids are the building blocks of... 

• DNA

• RNA

• Atoms

• Proteins

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Amino Acids:

• are a type of marinade.

• help transport fats in the body.

• are the building blocks from which proteins are made.

• are only found in plants.

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How many different amino acids are there?

• 10

• 18

• 20

• Thousands

Which is one characteristic of non-essential amino acids?

• They are not required for essential bodily processes.

• They are required from a healthy diet.

• They can recycle nitrogen from a healthy diet.

• They can be synthesized by the human body.

Amino Acids

• Building blocks of proteins

• Fossils of soft-bodied Proterozoic organism

• Deepest, most stable part of a continent

• Hot water vent at volcanic seafloor rift

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What are essential amino acids?

• Amino acids that control essential functions like respiration

• Amino acids that are more abundant than non-essential amino acids

• Amino acids that every biological molecule contains

• Amino acids that are cannot be made by the body