Proteins — Overview & Importance in Biology
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- What Are Proteins? Proteins are polymers formed from monomers called amino acids. They are joined together by peptide bonds. A chain of amino acids can also be called a polypept…
By Aaron Lauer, Hannah Bonville, Alex Federspiel, Deena Hauze, Gabi Slizewska, Mario Janakis
- Structure of Amino Acids Proteins are complex polymers that contain carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. They are very large macromolecules made of amino acid monomers. Amino…
By Deena Hauze, Alex Federspiel, Gabi Slizewska, Mario Janakis
- (Video) Biological Molecules by CrashCourse The video above explains the structure and function of proteins. Animal products are of course a good source of protein, but there ar…
By Gabi Slizewska, Mario Janakis
Problems 23
- Amino acids are combined by _________ to form __________.
- In what way are the 20 amino acids different?
- Which of the following options is a property of proteins?
- Which of the choices above illustrates the structure of a protein?
- Which of these choices correctly fills in the blanks above to describe how proteins are formed?
- Which of the characteristics above correctly describe proteins?
- Which of the choices above describe both proteins and carbohydrates?
- Which of the following would not be considered a function of proteins?
- Examine the amino acid structure above. Which of the following options correctly identifies the numbered parts of the acid?
- Which of the following options is not a type of protein structure?
- In what ways are carbohydrates and proteins different?
- How many different amino acids are found in proteins?
- Which of the following options is not a property of proteins?
- Which of the following statements best describes how proteins are formed?
- Carefully examine the image above. What level of protein structure is being represented?
- Nucleotides are to nucleic acids, as __________ are to proteins.
- Which of the following elements will not be found in a protein?
- Which of the following options is not a property of proteins?
- Peptide bonds link amino acids together to form what?
- Which of the following statements about proteins is true?
- Which is most directly responsible for the secondary structure of proteins?
- Which of the following is NOT an amino acid?
- Select the statements that are true about proteins.