Unit 1: Chemistry of Life (part 2)
15 review questions with answers for Unit 1: Chemistry of Life (part 2). Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
What determines the sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide?
- Anabolism
- Gene (its DNA sequence)Right answer
- Catabolism
- Isomers
All 15 questions and answers
What determines the sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide?
Answer: Gene (its DNA sequence)
Lipid with a hydrophilic head and two hydrophobic tails?
Answer: Phospholipid
Monomer of proteins?
Answer: Amino Acid
Bond that links amino acids together?
Answer: Peptide Bond
Level of protein structure determined by the sequence of amino acids?
Answer: Primary Structure
Level of protein structure involving alpha-helices and beta-pleated sheets?
Answer: Secondary Structure
Interaction where nonpolar R-groups cluster away from water?
Answer: Hydrophobic Interaction
Overall 3D shape of a polypeptide due to R-group interactions?
Answer: Tertiary Structure
What does an amino acid's R group determine?
Answer: Its chemical properties (polar, nonpolar, charged)
Term for the two DNA strands running in opposite 5'→3' directions?
Answer: Antiparallel
Bond that holds the two bases of a base pair together?
Answer: Hydrogen Bond
The specific pairing rule for DNA: A with T (2 H-bonds) and G with C (3 H-bonds)?
Answer: Complementary base pairing
Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures?
Answer: Isomers
Metabolic reactions that BUILD complex molecules using dehydration synthesis?
Answer: Anabolism
Metabolic reactions that BREAK DOWN complex molecules using hydrolysis?
Answer: Catabolism
Play it as a class game
Play this set opens it in splycr, where you can host it for your class straight away. Hosting needs no account: put the room code on the projector, and students join from a phone with the code and their first name. Each question plays as multiple choice, and the three wrong options are other answers from the same set.