WGU C785 Final Exam Latest Version Q & A

WGUC785
FinalExam
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WGU C785 FINAL EXAM 2025 (100% CORRECT)

WhatLisLtheLbasicLstructureLofLanLaminoLacid?LWhatLdoLtheyLlookLlike?L-
LcorrectLanswerLaminoLgroupL(NH2LorLNH3),LcarboxylLgroupL(COOLorLCOOH),LalphaLc

arbonL(C),LandLvariableLgroup

HowLdoLyouLidentifyLtheL3LdifferentLtypesLofLsideLchains:Lnon-
polar/hydrophobic,Lpolar,LandLcharged?L-LcorrectLanswerLNon-polar/hydrophobicL-
LendLwithLCHLorL"can'tLhave"Lwater.LPolarL-LendLwithLOH,LSH,LorLNH.LChargedL-

LendLwithLaLcharge




whatLkindsLofLbondsLdoLeachLofLtheL3LdifferentLtypesLofLsideLchainsLmake?L-
LcorrectLanswer ionic,Lhydrophobic/non-polar,Lcharged

WhatLareLtheL4LlevelsLofLproteinLstructure?L-LcorrectLanswerLPrimaryL-
LlinearLstructure,LSecondaryL-

LFoldedLintoLhelixLorLpleatedLsheetLcausedLbyLhydrogenLbonding,LtertiaryL-

L3DLstructureLcausedLbyLsideLchainLinteractions,LquaternaryL-

L1+LaminoLacidLchainsLcombineL=LmultipleLsubunitsLMUSTLhaveL1+Lsubunit




WhatLenviormentalLchangeLbreaksLeachLtypeLofLbond?L-
LcorrectLanswerLhydrophobicL-LtemperatureLchange,LionicL-

LsaltLorLdecreasedLpH,LhydrogenL-Ltemperature,LchangeLinLpH,LdisulfideL-

LreducingLagents




whatLtypeLofLaminoLacidLsideLchainLleadsLtoLproteinLaggregration?L-
LcorrectLanswerLhydrophobicLbonds




howLdoLenvironmentalLchangesLaffectLproteinLfolding?L-LcorrectLanswer
Extreme
LtempLcanLcauseLhydrogenLbondsLtoLbreakLapartL=LmalformationLofLproteinLfolding

howLdoLmutationsLaffectLproteinLstructure?L-
LcorrectLanswerLCanLcauseLstructureLtoLchange.LProteinLlosesLformL=LlosesLfunction.LM

ayLformLaLdifferentLprotein.

WhatLisLanLelectron?L-
LcorrectLanswerLNegativelyLchargedLatomLonLouterLringLforLbonding




WhatLisLenergy:L-LcorrectLanswerL PowerLderivedLfroLchemicalLinteraction

whatLareLcovalentLbonds?L-
LcorrectLanswerLchemicalLbond,LatomsLshareL1+LvalenceLelectrons




whatLisLanLionicLbond?L-LcorrectLanswerL bondLbetweenLpositiveLandLnegative

whatLisLaLhydrogenLbond?L-LcorrectLanswerLweakLbondLbetweenLpositiveLandLnegative

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withLanLamino?L-LcorrectLanswerL pieceLofLaminoLacid,LNH2LorLNH3

whatLisLaLcarboyxl?L-LcorrectLanswerL pieceLofLaminoLacid,LCOOLorLCOOH

WhatLisLhydrophobic?L-LcorrectLanswer Doesn'tLlikeLwater,LendLwithLCH

whatLisLhydrophilic?L-LcorrectLanswerL WaterLloving,LendLwithLOH,LNH,LorLSH

whatLisLdisulfideLbond?L-LcorrectLanswer
strongestLbondLbetweenLreductionLagents,L
formedLbetweenLSH's.

whatLareLzwitterions?L-LcorrectLanswer
aminoLwithLpositiveLandLnegativeLchargesL=L
overallLchargeLofLzero

whatLisLaLpolypeptideL-LcorrectLanswerL polymerLofLaminoLacids

WhatLisLdehydrationLsynthesis?L-LcorrectLanswer ProcessLofLformingLpeptideLbonds

whatLisLhydrolysis?L-LcorrectLanswerL addingLwaterLtoLdestroyLbonds

whatLisLanLalphaLhelix?L-LcorrectLanswer
twistedLsecondaryLstructure,LformedLbyL
hydrogenLbonds

whatLisLaLbetaLsheet?L-LcorrectLanswer
foldedLsecondLstructureLshape,LformedLbyL
hydrogenLbonds

whatLisLdenaturation?L-LcorrectLanswer
lossLofLshapeLduetLoLinterruptionLofLchemicalL
bonds;LoccursLviaLextremeLsalt,Ltemp,LpH

whatLisLaggregation?L-
LcorrectLanswerLclumpingLofLinnerLorLouterLcellularLproteinsLcausedLbyLmisfoldedLprotein

sLleadingLtoLdiseasesLsuchLasLAlzheimers,LALS,LParkinson's

howLdoLenzymesLcatalyzeLreactions?L-
LcorrectLanswerLbindLwithLsubstratesLtoLdecreaseLactivationLenergyLrequiredLandLdecre

aseLreactionLrate

howLdoLenzymesLaffectLreactionLrateLandLactivationLenergy?L-
LcorrectLanswerLdecreaseLactivationLenergyLandLdecreaseLreactionLrate




whatLareLtheL4LstepsLofLtheLenzymaticLcycle?L-LcorrectLanswer
enzymeLrecognizes
substrate,LsubstrateLattractsLtheLenzyme;Lenzyme-
L

substrateLcomplexLisLformed;Lenzyme-
productLcomplexLformed;LproductLisLreleased,LenzymeLrecycled

howLdoLenvironmentalLchangesLaffectLenzymes?L-
LcorrectLanswerLHighLheat,LpHLchange,LhighLsaltLconcentration,LandLreducingLagentsL

canLcauseLanLenzymeLtoLloseLitsLform/loseLfunction