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Protein basics

100

• What are proteins made of?

Amino acids 

200

• How many amino acids are there?

20

300

• What type of bond connects amino acids?

Peptido bond

400

• What is the name of the process that makes proteins in cells?

Protein synthesis 

500

• Where in the cell are proteins made?

Ribosomes

Protein in plants

100

• What process do plants use to make glucose?

Photosynthesis 

200

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• What do plants combine with glucose to make amino acids?

Nitrogen from the soil

300

• What part of the plant cell joins amino acids to make proteins?

Ribosomes 

400

• True or False: Plants get amino acids from eating other organisms.

False

500

• What is the role of glucose in protein production in plants?

It provides the carbon for amino acids 

Protein in humans

100

• How do humans get amino acids?

By eating protein-rich food

200

• What are “essential” amino acids?

• Amino acids the body can’t make and must get from food

300

• What food group gives the most complete proteins?

Animal products 

400

• What happens to protein in digestion?

It breaks down into amino acids

500

• Name two plant-based foods that form a complete protein when eaten together.

Rice and beans