BIO LAB

Question 1

What are proteins made up of?

Answer 1

Amino acids

Question 2

What type of bond links amino acids together in a protein?

Answer 2

Peptide bonds

Question 3

Name two examples of structural proteins.

Answer 3

Collagen, keratin

Question 4

What is the function of enzymatic proteins?

Answer 4

Catalyze biochemical reactions

Question 5

Give one example of a transport protein.

Answer 5

Hemoglobin, albumin

Question 6

Name two examples of hormonal proteins.

Answer 6

Insulin, glucagon

Question 7

What is the function of protective proteins?

Answer 7

Antibodies

Question 8

What storage protein stores iron in the body?

Answer 8

Ferritin

Question 9

What is the primary structure of a protein?

Answer 9

Linear sequence of amino acids

Question 10

What determines the primary structure of a protein?

Answer 10

Genetic code (DNA)

Question 11

What are the two types of secondary structures in proteins?

Answer 11

Alpha-helices and beta-sheets