Exam 18: Synthetic and Biological Polymers

The term used to describe a substance with a medium number of amino acids is ________.

The name of the bond that combines two amino acids together is called ________.

Amino acids are the smallest building blocks for proteins .

Teflon's monomer is ________.

The complete human genetic "blueprint" (the human genome)was determined many years ago, and is really not all that complicated.

Nylon contains only one type of monomer.

The number of amino acids that define the difference in shape between a normal hemoglobin molecule and that of a sickle-cell anemia patient is ________.

Human DNA molecules consist of just a single strand, just like protein molecules.

Which of the following is not an amine base present in DNA?

Polymers are very large molecules.

Which of the following is not an amino acid?

Properly connect three monomeric chloroprene units (the structure of chloroprene is provided below)to make a short segment of the polymer neoprene, polychloroprene.

The number of amino acids that are used to build all proteins is ________.

Sucrose is the smallest building block for carbohydrates.

Lysine is considered an essential amino acid.

The human body is able to synthesize as much of every type of amino acid as it needs.

Through the "genetic engineering" of human DNA, it is hoped that someday a wide variety of diseases can be prevented or cured.

The bond found in Nylon-66 is a(n)________ bond.

Think for a moment about the terms "polymer" and "polysaccharide". Is it right to refer to polysaccharides as "nature's polymers"? Why or why not?

Which of the following amino acids is basic?