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19 Cards in this Set
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What elements make up a protein?
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carbon
hydrogen oxygen nitrogen |
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What chemical element is found in proteins but not in carbohydrates or lipids?
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nitrogen
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What are the ways that proteins are used in your body?
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Transport (hemoglobins, muscles, cytoskeleton)
Structural (tendons, ligaments, hair, feathers, silk) Defensive (antibodies, snake venom) Regulators (hormones) |
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What is the name of the monomers that link up to make a protein?
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amino acid
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What are the 4 functional groups in a protein?
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Hydroxyl group
hydrogen "R" group amino acid |
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What elemetns make up an amino acid?
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2 hydrogens and a carbon
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What makes up a hydroxyl group?
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carbon double bond oxygen
and OH |
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What do linked amino acids form?
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depepitide
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How many amino acids are used in the making of thousands of human proteins?
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20
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What sequence of amino acids includes a long line?
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Primary
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What is a structure that is formed by two or more proteins folded together?
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Quaternary
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The folding in on oneself and compacting of one protein molecule represents a _________ structure.
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Tertiary
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What type of protein structure gains its shape by the interactions of the R- groups on each amino acid?
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Tertiary
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How many different amino acids are in humans?
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20
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How many different amino acids are in nature?
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100
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What makes one amino acid different from another?
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the "R" group
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What happens when there arent enough proteins?
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retarded growth in children
worn out cells arent replaced quickly malfunction of various organs easier to catch diseases |
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What happens when two amino acids join together?
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form a depeptide
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Where are proteins broken down into amino acids?
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digestive system
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