HNSC1210 FINAL| 535 QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

What are the 8 essential amino acids? TV TILL PM correct answer: threonine, valine, tryptophan, Isoleucine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, methionine What food source provides amino acids best absorbed by the body? correct answer: animal protein a child suffering from protein deficiency has edema. This is an example of a protein's role in... correct answer: maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance what are proteins made up of correct answer: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen two types of proteins correct answer: working proteins and structural proteins examples of working proteins correct answer: enzymes, antibodies, hormones, oxygen carriers examples of structural proteins correct answer: tendons, ligaments, fibres of muscles found in bones, teeth, hair, and nails what are the building blocks of proteins correct answer: Amino Acids - a protein strand can have 20 different kinds characteristics of amino acids side chain correct answer: differ in size, shape, and electrical charge, can help determine molecule's behaviours amino acids share the same chemical backbone consisting of correct answer: a single carbon atom, an amine group, and an acid group how do amino acids recycle proteins correct answer: they break apart food proteins after digestion, and body proteins after they've completed their cellular work what part of the amino acid causes the strand of protein to bend and coil correct answer: the electrical charges of the side chain as they attract and repel one another In sickle-cell anemia, what protein is wrong with the sixth protein? correct answer: strand contains valine instead of glutamic acid what is sickle-cell anemia correct answer: a condition where hemoglobin is abnormally shaped, and therefore loses its function to carry and release oxygen where does protein digestion begin? Explain correct answer: the stomach. The gastric acid denatures the protein opening it up to allow digestive enzymes breakdown the peptide bonds the body can also use amino acids for BLANK if necessary correct answer: energy what are the three energy-yielding nutrients? correct answer: fat offers concentrated energy; protein can offer energy plus nitrogen; carbs offer energy