Exam 6: Protein: Amino Acids

You and a friend have been doing some strength training to gain muscle mass. Your friend suggests you reduce your gym time and add protein powders to your diets. How do you respond?

What is fibrin?

The degradation and synthesis of protein is called "________."

Which of the following is an essential amino acid?

Which of the following is a nonessential amino acid?

Proteins acts as buffers because they ________.

If a nonessential amino acid is not available, cells can make it from a keto acid if a(an)________ source is available.

The process whereby messenger RNA directs the sequence of amino acids and synthesis of proteins is ________.

A reference protein is determined by comparing its amino acid composition with the essential amino acid requirements of ________.

Approximately  how many protein-coding genes are in the human genome?

________ is the process by which a cell converts the genetic code into RNA and protein.