Chapter 6

Question 1

What element of the chemical structure differentiates one amino acid from the other

Answer 1

Side group

Question 2

What type of chemical reaction connects amino acids

Answer 2

Condensation

Question 3

Which of the following is not a function of proteins in the body

Answer 3

Inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol

Question 4

The specific sequence of amino acids determines a specific___of a protein

Answer 4

Function

Question 5

Amino acids are linked into unique chains by

Answer 5

Peptide bonds

Question 6

Chemical digestion of protein begins in the

Answer 6

Stomach

Question 7

Which substance denatures proteins and converse pepsinogen to pepsin which breaks polypeptides into shorter chains

Answer 7

Hydrochloric acid

Question 8

Dearing absorption, amino acids passed through

Answer 8

Enterocytes

Question 9

After they have been absorbed, amino acids are used to synthesize new proteins or are converted to nonessential amino acids, ATP, glucose or

Answer 9

Fats

Question 10

During digestion, proteins are broken down into amino acids with the help of gastric juices,___in the stomach, small intestine, pancreas and small intestinal lining

Answer 10

Enzymes

Question 11

How is nitrogen processed

Answer 11

It is converted to urea and excreted in urine

Question 12

During absorption, excess amino acids are

Answer 12

Deaminated

Question 13

Enzymes from the pancreas that complete the digestion of proteins into single amino acids

Answer 13

Proteases and peptidases

Question 14

Length of DNA contain specific instructions for making proteins

Answer 14

Gene

Question 15

Process by which the information in the strand of DNA is copied into new molecule of messenger RNA

Answer 15

Transcription

Question 16

Process of creating proteins from MRNA template

Answer 16

Translation

Question 17

Does not contain all essential amino acids insufficient quantity

Answer 17

Incomplete proteins

Question 18

Contain sufficient amounts of all nine essential amino acids

Answer 18

Complete proteins

Question 19

And essential amino acid supplied in less than the amount needed to support protein synthesis

Answer 19

Limiting amino acids

Question 20

Absorption of amino acids occurs in the

Answer 20

Small intestine

Question 21

The inactive form of pepsin is called

Answer 21

Pepsinogen

Question 22

Proteins are the primary source of_____in our diet

Answer 22

Nitrogen