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Why do we need to consume proteins? Select all the correct answers.
Build lean mass
Produce hormones for cellular comunication
Components of enzymes
Assist with transport of fat
To ensure the gastrointestinal tract remains healthy
Select all the components of an amino acid
Methyl group
Carboxyl group
Amine group
R group
What type of amino acid MUST be provided by the diet?
All amino acids
Non-essential
Conditionally essential
Essential
Leucine is an example of:
An essential amino acid
A conditionally essential amino acid
A non-essential amino acid
A dipeptide
Enzymatic protein digestion begins in the mouth.
True
False
Which of these are examples of pancreatic protease enzymes? Select all that apply
Lipase
Trypsin
Bile
Amylase
Chymotrypsin
Approximately what percentage of energy from consumed protein is used in order to digest it?
5-7%
10-12%
20-30%
40-45%
What type of transport is required to move protein peptides from the small intestine to the epithelial cells.
Passive diffusion
Active Transport
Facilitated transport
Osmosis
What percentage of resting metabolism is accounted for by protein turnover?
11%
33%
50%
68%
When are old proteins broken down and new proteins synthesised? Select all that apply.
After endurance exercise
Whilst sleeping
After consuming protein
After resistance exercise
Whilst showering
What process involves the transcription and translation of amino acids into protein chains?
Protein synthesis
Protein catabolism
Protein oxidation
Protein signature
How many amino acids make up a typical protein peptide chain?
10-12
20-30
50-60
More than 100
What could happen to an amino acid after its been de-animated (catabolised)? Select all that apply.
Protein synthesis
Gluconeogenesis
Fatty acid synthesis
Urea cycle
TCA cycle
What is the collective name of an amino acid which can become essential is certain situations?
Essential amino acid
Non-essential amino acid
Conditionally essential amino acid
Branched chain amino acid
A protein source which contains all the essential amino acids in sufficient quantities is an example of a:
Low quality protein
Medium quality protein
High quality protein
Plant-based protein
Which of these foods is an example of a very high quality protein?
Eggs
Beans
Legumes
Nuts
Combining two protein sources to obtain the full compliment of essential amino acids is know as:
Vegan diet
Keto diet
Mutual supplementation
Protein degradation
Once catabolised, what is the name of the process that could convert amino acids to glucose?
Glycolysis
Glycogenolysis
Gluconeogenesis
Glycosidic
What is the name of the bonds that connect amino acids together to create proteins?
Glycosdic bonds
Peptide bonds
Methyl bonds
Barry bonds
What type of amino acid is glutamate is an example of?
Essential
Non-essential
Conditionally essential
Branched chain
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