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List the 5 functions of proteins - correct answer✔✔Transport, hormones, catalysis, structure,
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protection



Define transport function of proteins and example - correct answer✔✔helps to move
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molecules around the cell and organism, ex: Hemoglobin is a blood-based protein that
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carries oxygen from the lungs to tissue ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Define hormone function of proteins and example - correct answer✔✔Hormones
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communicate messages between cells, ex: relaxin is a protein hormone that helps women ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




relax pelvic ligaments during childbirth
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Define catalysis function of proteins and example - correct answer✔✔Enzymes speed up or
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catalyze chemical rxns, ex: protease enzyme breaks down proteins in cells to help organisms
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recycle unneeded proteins ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Define structure function of proteins and example - correct answer✔✔Proteins give strength
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to cells, organelles and tissues, ex: collagen is the structural protein in cartilage, skin and
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tendons



Define amino acids - correct answer✔✔building blocks of proteins
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What functional groups do amino acids contain? - correct answer✔✔amine and carboxylic
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acid

, What permits all amino acids to link together in a protein? - correct answer✔✔Each amino
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acid having the same groups
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What is the R group in an amino acid and how are they grouped? - correct answer✔✔Side
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chain of the amino acid; there are 20 different side chains that differ in
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composition/size/charge so side chains are grouped by charge, size and polarity ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What pH do amino acids exist at? - correct answer✔✔7.4
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What do amino acids lose and gain at pH of 7.4? - correct answer✔✔Lose the carboxylic
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acid H group and gain an extra proton (NH3+)
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Name the 5 sets of amino acids - correct answer✔✔Non-polar aliphatic, non-polar aromatic,
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polar neutral, acidic, basic ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Define non-polar aliphatic amino acids - correct answer✔✔Straight chain amino acids
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Name the 7 nonpolar, aliphatic amino acids - correct answer✔✔glycine (Gly, G), alanine (Ala,
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A), proline (Pro, P), valine (Val, V), leucine (Leu, L), isoleucine (Ile, I), methionine (Met, M)
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Name the 7 nonpolar, aliphatic amino acids in abbreviations - correct answer✔✔Gly, Ala, Val,
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Pro, Leu, Ile, Met
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Describe aliphatic amino acids and their location in proteins - correct answer✔✔Relatively
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small which allows them to interact with other groups, found in interior of protein away
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from water with other aliphatic groups (fold together)
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Why is proline unique? - correct answer✔✔its side chain makes a ring by bonding with its
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main chain nitrogen ||\\//|| ||\\//||

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