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Proteins Practice Quiz

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. A macromolecule isolated from the bone of dinosaurs is found to have primary chains of
nitrogen-carbon-carbon repeats. It would be classified as what type of molecule?
a. Polysaccharide
b. Oligosaccharide
c. Polypeptide
d. Triglyceride
e. Lipid
2. All of the following contribute to the overall structure of proteins except
a. charge differences between R groups.
b. disulfide bond formation between glycines.
c. interactions between R groups and the environment.
d. the NH from the peptide backbone.
e. the C=O groups from the peptide backbone.
3. Which solution is least likely to denature an enzyme?
a. Urea
b. Acetic acid
c. Distilled water
d. Boiling water
e. Mercaptoethanol
4. The magnesium chelatase protein has quaternary structure. This means that magnesium chelatase
a. is composed of multiple subunits.
b. binds to the surface of membranes.
c. forms part of a quadruple complex.
d. changes over time.
e. has four-fold symmetry.
5. Almost all enzymes are
a. DNA.
b. lipids.
c. carbohydrates.
d. proteins.
e. amino acids.
6. A protein can best be defined as a polymer
a. of amino acids.
b. containing one or more polypeptide chains.
c. containing 20 amino acids.
d. containing 20 peptide linkages.
e. containing double helices.

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7. Amino acids can be classified by the

a. number of monosaccharides they contain.
b. number of carboncarbon double bonds in their fatty acids.
c. number of peptide bonds they can form.
d. number of disulfide bridges they can form.
e. characteristics of their side chains.
8. All proteins
a. are enzymes.
b. consist of one or more polypeptide chains.
c. consist of three amino acids.
d. have quaternary structures.
e. are more soluble in nonpolar solvents than in water.
9. Amino acids can be grouped according to the properties of their
a. amino groups.
b. hydrogen.
c. carboxyl groups.
d. R groups.
e. carbon.
10. Aspartate and glutamate have side chains terminating in carboxyl groups; therefore, they
a. are hydrophobic.
b. have sulfur atoms in their side chains.
c. have electrically charged side chains.
d. are nonpolar.
e. form only left-hand isomers.
11. What type of amino acid side chains would you expect to find on the surface of a protein embedded
in the lipid-rich environment of a cell membrane?
a. Acidic
b. Hydrophobic
c. Hydrophilic
d. Charged
e. Polar, but not charged
12. Peptide chains have a(n) _______ and a(n) _______.
a. start end; stop end
b. positive end; negative end
c. N terminus; C terminus
d. 5 end; 3 end
e. A end; Z end
13. Which statement about the primary structure of a protein is false?
a. It may be branched.
b. It is held together by covalent bonds.
c. It is unique to that protein.
d. It determines the tertiary structure of the protein.
e. It is the sequence of amino acids in the protein.

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14. A pleated sheet organization in a polypeptide chain is an example of _______ structure.

a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
d. quaternary
e. coiled
15. Which protein structure is not destroyed by denaturation?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Quaternary
e. Both a and b

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Proteins Practice Quiz

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Concept 3.2 Proteins Are Polymers with Important Structural and Metabolic Roles
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