Univ. of Utah Protein Scavenger Hunt
Go to http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ > molecules of inheritance >
types of proteins
1. List the 9 types of proteins?
a. _____________________
f. _____________________
b. _____________________
g. _____________________
c. _____________________
h. _____________________
d. _____________________
i. _____________________
e. _____________________
Now, click on the name of each type of protein to answer the following
questions.
2. List the three examples of enzymes, and underline the last three letters
in each one’s name (those three letters are a signal that it’s an
enzyme!)
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
3. What protein strengthens our bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and
skin
4. The ________________________ receptor protein signals muscle and
fat cells to store blood sugar.
5. These receptor proteins signal the onset of puberty in males and
females.
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
Univ. of Utah Protein Scavenger Hunt
Go to http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ > molecules of inheritance >
types of proteins
1. List the 9 types of proteins?
a. _____________________
f. _____________________
b. _____________________
g. _____________________
c. _____________________
h. _____________________
d. _____________________
i. _____________________
e. _____________________
Now, click on the name of each type of protein to answer the following
questions.
2. List the three examples of enzymes, and underline the last three letters
in each one’s name (those three letters are a signal that it’s an
enzyme!)
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
3. What protein strengthens our bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and
skin
4. The ________________________ receptor protein signals muscle and
fat cells to store blood sugar.
5. These receptor proteins signal the onset of puberty in males and
females.
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
6. ___________________ in red blood cells picks up oxygen from the
lungs and delivers it to all tissues in the body.
7. What animals have cryptochrome proteins that sense earth’s magnetic
field, and guides them during fall migration?
8. How many proteins power a baterium’s flagellum?
9. What protein helps blood clot?
10. What storage protein in wheat, barley, and rye has a negative effect on
some persons’ digestive systems?
6. ___________________ in red blood cells picks up oxygen from the
lungs and delivers it to all tissues in the body.
7. What animals have cryptochrome proteins that sense earth’s magnetic
field, and guides them during fall migration?
8. How many proteins power a baterium’s flagellum?
9. What protein helps blood clot?
10. What storage protein in wheat, barley, and rye has a negative effect on
some persons’ digestive systems?