FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
WGU C785 Biochemistry Unit2 Study
Guide Solutions
Amino Group - Ans:✔✔-Consists of hydrogen and nitrogen atoms (NH3+)
Carboxyl Group - Ans:✔✔-Consists of carbons and oxygens (COO-)
R Group - Ans:✔✔-The variable group within an Amino Acid
Amino Acid Backbone - Ans:✔✔-Consists of the Amino Group (NH3+) the Carboxyl Group (COO-) and the
Alpha Carbon that bonds to a Hydrogen
Monomer - Ans:✔✔-A small chemical unit that makes up a polymer
Polymer - Ans:✔✔-A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together.
Polypeptide - Ans:✔✔-A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds.
Peptide Bond - Ans:✔✔-Bonds that connect amino acids.
Primary Protein Structure - Ans:✔✔-Sequence of amino acids forming a protein or polypeptide chain,
the most basic element of its structure.
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