The amino acid Alanine Case Study
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1. Carbon-14 has atomic number 6 and mass number 14. How many protons, neutrons and electrons
does it have?
______ protons, ______ neutrons, ______ electrons
For 2-3, choose among the following and write the number.
(1) Hydrogen bond (2) ionic bond (3) covalent bond
2. What kind of bond is the polypeptide bond between amino acids in proteins? ______
3. What kind of bond is effective between two strands of DNA? ______
4. [True or False?] The amino acid Alanine, which has CH3 as the side chain, is likely to be exposed to
water. True _____ False _____
5. What kind of biological molecules perform essential life functions such as catalysis, molecular
transport, communication and cell structure? ______
(1) Carbohydrate (2) lipids (3) proteins (4) nucleic acids
For 6-7, choose from the following and write the number.
(1) nucleus (2) Golgi body (3) ribosome
6. DNA are enclosed in this part of the cell. ______
7. Protein synthesis happens here. ______
8. What is the basic building unit of proteins? _____
(1) ribose sugar (2) nucleotide (3) fatty acid (4) amino acid
For 9-11, choose from the following and write the number.
(1) Primary structure (2) secondary structure (3) tertiary structure
9. alpha helix and beta sheet _____
10. amino acid sequence of proteins _____
11. three dimensional folding of proteins _____
12. If a segment of DNA reads as 5’ – TTTGCCAAAA – 3’, what would be the sequence of
corresponding portion of the other strand of the DNA? ______________________________
13. If a segment of DNA reads as 5’ – TTTGCCAAAA – 3’, and is transcribed into mRNA, what would
be the sequence of that mRNA? ______________________________
14. [True or False?] Meiosis preserves the number of chromosomes. True _____ False _____
For questions 15-20, refer to the following and use the number 1-5 for your answer.
(1) anaphase (2) prophase (3) telophase (4) cytokinesis (5) metaphase
15. Arrange (1) to (5) in the correct order of occurrence during Mitosis (for example, 1,2,3,4,5)
______________________________
16. Chromosomes unfold and nuclei reappear around them in this step _____
17. Chromosomes align themselves along the mid-plane of the cell in this step. _____
18. The cell physically divides into two daughter cells in this step. _____
19. Chromosomes separate in a well-choreographed manner in this step. _____
20. DNA condense to chromosomes and mitotic spindles appear in this step. _____
