P R O T E I N S

WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
 PART I: 
MULTIPLE 
CHOICE
Two amino acids come together and start forming
a chain. To stick together, what process must
1
these two amino acids undergo?

A. Amino group
B. Dehydration
C. Hydrolysis
D. Peptide bond
Two amino acids come together and start forming
a chain. To stick together, what must these two
2
amino acids form?

A. Amino group
B. Dehydration
C. Hydrolysis
D. Peptide bond
Which part of the protein monomer changes with
respect to the amino acid type?
3
A. Amino group
B. Carboxyl group
C. R group
D. X group
Which part of the amino acid is also called the
“side chain”?
4
A. Amino group
B. Carboxyl group
C. R group
D. X group
Ovalbumin, the protein found in egg whites, is an
example of what type of protein?
5
A. Defensive proteins
B. Enzymes
C. Storage proteins
D. Structural proteins
 PART II:
TRUE OR 
FALSE
1. Alpha keratins are stronger than beta keratins.
2. Condensation is the biochemical process in which
proteins go back to its original form after being
changed by external stress.
3. Enzymes slow down biochemical reactions in an
organism.
4. Humans can digest cellulose.
5. The process of hydrolysis causes a protein to lose
its original structure or form.