Understanding Protein Structure

Practice Questions

GRE Subject Test: Biology › Understanding Protein Structure

Questions
7
1

Ionic bonds, disulfide bridges, hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions are all examples of protein __________ structure.

2

What is the name of the bond that links amino acids together in protein primary structure?

3

Which of the following is an example of the secondary structure of a protein?

4

What level of protein structure is determined only by hydrogen bonds?

5

An amino acid monomer at neutral pH will be found in what form?

6

Hemoglobin is a protein that consists of four subunits: two copies of the and two copies of the subunit. How many individual polypeptide chains are present in a fully folded molecule of hemoglobin?

7

The linear sequence of amino acids in a protein determines its __________ structure.

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