Protein

Which form of vegetarian eats eggs and dairy?

• Lacto-vegetarian

• Ovo-vegetarian

• Vegan

• Lacto-ovo vegetarian

What is the monomeric subunit of proteins?

• Sterols

• Triglycerides

• Amino acids

• Glygerol

How many amino acids are there​ (a)   , how many of these amino acids are essential​ (b)   . Which type of amino acid must be obtained from the diet since the body does not make them ​ (c)   ?

• 20
• 9
• 18
• 11
• essential amino acids
• nonessential amino acids

Match the following types of amino acids with their definition.

• Hydrophobic amino acids. Long and bulky

• Basic amino acids

• Hydrophilic amino acid, positive charge

• Nonpolar amino acids

• Hydrophilic amino acids , no charge.

• Acidic amino acids

• Hydrophilic amino acid, negative charge

• Polar amino acids

Which are the three basic steps in building proteins?

• Transcription, translation and protein folding

• Transcription, encoding, and translation

• Encoding, translation and protein folding

• Encoding, transcription and protein folding

What term defines when a protein changes physical shape and when exposed to heat or high salt concentration?

• Translation

• Denaturation

• Transcription

• Protein folding

The stomach releases gastric juices containing (a)   and the enzyme ​ (b)   which breakdown protein.

• hydrochloric acid
• pepsin
• gastrin
• amino acids
• trypsin

Match the following

• Protein that makes skin flexible

• Elastin

• Protein skin, hair and nails are made of

• Keratin

• Most abundant protein, fibrous rope like

• Collagen

Which proteins are responsible for the contractile action in muscles? ( pg 190) Select all that apply

• Actin

• Albumin

• Substrates

• Myosin

• Myelin

Which are true of albumin? Select all that apply

• It is the most abundant protein in blood

• Allows for clotting factors to function

• Helps in fluid balance and transport of molecules

• It does not assist in acid balance

• Makes the protein concentration in blood similar to that in cells