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Self Assessment: Proteins (Biology)
1. Which answer best describes the flow of genetic information in the formation of a protein in a eukaryote?
a) protein regulation, transcription, RNA processing, RNA transport
b) protein regulation, transcription, RNA transport, RNA processing
c) transcription, RNA processing, translation, RNA transport
d) transcription, RNA processing, RNA transport, translation
2. What is the name of the process that leads from a sequence of nucleotides to a sequence of amino acids?
a) transposition
b) translation
c) transcription
d) transportation
3. What is the information unit in DNA called?
a) a codex
b) a code
c) a codicil
d) a codon
4. Which of the following describes the quaternary structure of a protein?
a) folding
b) amino acid sequence
c) helical coiling
d) combined polypeptides
5. Which answer best states what causes antibodies to bind with antigens?
a) shape
b) enzymes
c) polypeptides
d) magnetism
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6. Which answer below describes what happens when proteins are assembled?
a) amino acids combine
b) protons combine
c) amino acids split
d) protons split
7. What is the name of the bond that binds together the components of proteins?
a) peptide bond
b) hydrogen bond
c) polymer bond
d) enzyme bond
8. The bond between amino acids in a protein is formed _____?
a) between the R groups and consumes water
b) between the carboxyl group and the carboxyl group and produces water
c) between the amino group and carboxyl groups and produces water
d) between the amino group and the R group and consumes water
9. How are chemical reactions within an organism affected by enzymes?
a) Enzymes increase the temperature needed.
b) Enzymes lower the activation energy needed.
c) Enzymes lower the potential energy needed.
d) Enzymes increase the reactants needed.
10. Which function is performed by a protein?
a) inheritance of characteristics
b) plasma membrane structure
c) transport across a membrane
d) cell wall structure
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ANSWER KEY
1. d
2. b
3. d
4. d
5. a
6. a
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7. a
8. c
9. b
10. c