Bmsc 200 Midterm Review Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024

strength {Ans: the fully extended polypeptide chains give silk its _______}conformational change {Ans: binding of the first O2 of hemoglobin causes a _____ whcih makes it easier to bind subsequent O2}disulfide bonds {Ans: how keratin is linked together}amphipathic alpha helix {Ans: hydrophobic and hydrophyllic faces on the primary structure can generate a ___________}permanent dipole {Ans: water has a ______ because oxygen has a partial negative charge and hydrogen has a partial positive charge}nucleic acids {Ans: linear polymers of nucleic acids that are involved in all aspects of storage and utilization of genetic information}amino acid {Ans: the ______ sequence dictates the structure of the protein}cooperative {Ans: protein folding and unfolding is a ________ process}globular protein/153/8 {Ans: myoglobin is a ________ with a single polypeptide of ____ residues arranged in __ alpha helices}primary structure of silk {Ans: 6 residue repeat that is rich in small amino acids and every other residue is glycine}ionic interactions {Ans: electrostatic interactions between charged groups that can be attractive or repulsive}structure of the protein {Ans: the ____ dictates the function/biological activity of the protein}greater {Ans: when the pH is ______ than the pKa you