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,WGU C785 FINAL EXAM 2025 (100% CORRECT
WGUC785 FINALEXAM 2025 (100% CORRECT)
WhatLisLtheLbasicLstructureLofLanLaminoLacid?LWhatLdoLtheyLlookLlike?L-
Lcorrect answerLaminoLgroupL(NH2LorLNH3),LcarboxylLgroupL(COOLorLCOOH),LalphaLc
arbonL (C),LandLvariableLgroup
HowLdoLyouLidentifyLtheL3LdifferentLtypesLofLsideLchains:Lnon-
polar/hydrophobic,L polar,LandLcharged?L-LcorrectLanswerLNon-polar/hydrophobicL-
LendLwithLCHLorL"can't have"Lwater.LPolarL-LendLwithLOH,LSH,LorLNH.LChargedL-
LendLwithLaLcharge
whatLkindsLofLbondsLdoLeachLofLtheL3LdifferentLtypesLofLsideLchainsLmake?L-
Lcorrect Lanswer ionic,Lhydrophobic/non-polar,Lcharged
WhatLareLtheL4LlevelsLofLproteinLstructure?L-LcorrectLanswerLPrimaryL-
Llinear Lstructure,LSecondaryL-
LFoldedLintoLhelixLorLpleatedLsheetLcausedLbyLhydrogen bonding,LtertiaryL-
L3DLstructureLcausedLbyLsideLchainLinteractions,LquaternaryL-
L1+ LaminoLacidLchainsLcombineL=LmultipleLsubunitsLMUSTLhaveL1+Lsubunit
WhatLenviormentalLchangeLbreaksLeachLtypeLofLbond?L-
LcorrectLanswer LhydrophobicL-LtemperatureLchange,LionicL-
LsaltLorLdecreasedLpH,LhydrogenL- Ltemperature,LchangeLinLpH,LdisulfideL-
LreducingLagents
whatLtypeLofLaminoLacidLsideLchainLleadsLtoLproteinLaggregration?L-
LcorrectLanswer LhydrophobicLbonds
howLdoLenvironmentalLchangesLaffectLproteinLfolding?L-LcorrectLanswer
Extreme
LtempLcanLcauseLhydrogenLbondsLtoLbreakLapartL=LmalformationLofLproteinLfolding
howLdoLmutationsLaffectLproteinLstructure?L-
LcorrectLanswerLCanLcauseLstructureLto Lchange.LProteinLlosesLformL=LlosesLfunction.LM
ayLformLaLdifferentLprotein.
WhatLisLanLelectron?L-
LcorrectLanswerLNegativelyLchargedLatomLonLouterLringLfor bonding
WhatLisLenergy:L-LcorrectLanswerL PowerLderivedLfroLchemicalLinteraction
whatLareLcovalentLbonds?L-
LcorrectLanswerLchemicalLbond,LatomsLshareL1+Lvalence Lelectrons
whatLisLanLionicLbond?L-LcorrectLanswerL bondLbetweenLpositiveLandLnegative
whatLisLaLhydrogenLbond?L-LcorrectLanswerLweakLbondLbetweenLpositiveLandLnegative
, WGU C785 FINAL EXAM 2025 (100% CORRECT
withLanLamino?L-LcorrectLanswerL pieceLofLaminoLacid,LNH2LorLNH3
whatLisLaLcarboyxl?L-LcorrectLanswerL pieceLofLaminoLacid,LCOOLorLCOOH
WhatLisLhydrophobic?L-LcorrectLanswer Doesn'tLlikeLwater,LendLwithLCH
whatLisLhydrophilic?L-LcorrectLanswerL WaterLloving,LendLwithLOH,LNH,LorLSH
whatLisLdisulfideLbond?L-LcorrectLanswer
strongestLbondLbetweenLreductionLagents,
formedLbetweenLSH's.
whatLareLzwitterions?L- correctLanswer
aminoLwithLpositiveLandLnegativeLchargesL=
overallLchargeLofLzero
whatLisLaLpolypeptideL- LcorrectLanswerL polymerLofLaminoLacids
WhatLisLdehydrationLsynthesis?L-LcorrectLanswer ProcessLofLformingLpeptideLbonds
whatLisLhydrolysis?L-LcorrectLanswerL addingLwaterLtoLdestroyLbonds
whatLisLanLalphaLhelix?L-LcorrectLanswer
twistedLsecondaryLstructure,LformedLby
hydrogenLbonds
whatLisLaLbetaLsheet?L-LcorrectLanswer
foldedLsecondLstructureLshape,LformedLby L
hydrogenLbonds
whatLisLdenaturation?L-LcorrectLanswer
lossLofLshapeLduetLoLinterruptionLofLchemical
bonds;LoccursLviaLextremeLsalt,Ltemp,LpH
whatLisLaggregation?L-
LcorrectLanswerLclumpingLofLinnerLorLouterLcellularLproteins causedLbyLmisfoldedLprotein
sLleadingLtoLdiseasesLsuchLasLAlzheimers,LALS, LParkinson's
howLdoLenzymesLcatalyzeLreactions?L-
LcorrectLanswerLbindLwithLsubstratesLto LdecreaseLactivationLenergyLrequiredLandLdecre
aseLreactionLrate
howLdoLenzymesLaffectLreactionLrateLandLactivationLenergy?L-
LcorrectLanswer decreaseLactivationLenergyLandLdecreaseLreactionLrate
whatLareLtheL4LstepsLofLtheLenzymaticLcycle?L-LcorrectLanswer
enzymeLrecognizes
substrate,LsubstrateLattractsLtheLenzyme;Lenzyme-
L
substrateLcomplexLisLformed; Lenzyme-
productLcomplexLformed;LproductLisLreleased,LenzymeLrecycled
howLdoLenvironmentalLchangesLaffectLenzymes?L-
LcorrectLanswerLHighLheat,LpH change,LhighLsaltLconcentration,LandLreducingLagentsL
canLcauseLanLenzymeLtoLlose itsLform/loseLfunction