Protein Synthesis and Folding Quiz

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What is the primary structural component of muscles, connective tissue, feathers, nails, and hair in animals?

  • Lipids
  • Proteins (correct)
  • Nucleic acids
  • Carbohydrates

The functional diversity of proteins is directly related to the combinatorial possibilities of which biomolecules?

  • Nucleic acids
  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Amino acids (correct)

What provides the instructions for making proteins and ribonuclear proteins required for sustaining life?

  • Lipids
  • Enzymes
  • RNA
  • DNA (correct)

Proteins are composed of how many standard amino acids?

<p>20 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The unique shape of proteins allows them to have selective interactions with how many other molecules?

<p>Only one or a few (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ability of each type of protein to perform its functions is primarily specified by what characteristic?

<p>Amino acid sequence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which biomolecule provides information inherent in the three-dimensional atomic configuration of biomolecules?

<p>Nucleic acids (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What specifies the linear sequence of amino acids in a protein?

<p>Base sequence of DNA-generated mRNA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of ribonuclear proteins in living organisms?

<p>Information flow (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What gives proteins their informational nature, allowing them to have selective interactions with other molecules?

<p>Amino acid sequence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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