Question

1. what are long chains of amino acids called? 7. draw the example of how amino acids form polypeptides that then form proteins. in color 8. what determines how a protein’s folded structure ends up looking? 9. you will now make one amino acid at the station. f. nucleic acid macromolecule 1. what is the function of nucleic acids? 2. nucleic acid is a polymer made of what monomer? 3. what are the three separate parts of a nucleotide – draw and label. 4. dna and rna are common nucleic acids. how are they different? 5. you will now make a nucleotide at the station.

Explanation:

1. The sequence of amino - acids in a protein determines its folded structure. The interactions between the side - chains (R - groups) of the amino acids, such as hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, ionic bonds, and disulfide bridges, cause the protein to fold into its specific three - dimensional shape.

F.1. Nucleic acids store and transmit genetic information and are involved in protein synthesis. DNA stores the genetic code, and RNA is involved in processes like transcription and translation.
F.2. Nucleic acid is a polymer made of nucleotides.
F.3. A nucleotide has three parts: a nitrogenous base (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine in DNA; adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine in RNA), a pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA), and a phosphate group. (Drawing and labeling is a hands - on task and cannot be fully presented here, but one would draw the three parts and label them accordingly).
F.4. DNA is double - stranded, has deoxyribose sugar, and thymine as one of its bases. RNA is usually single - stranded, has ribose sugar, and uracil instead of thymine.

Answer:

1. The sequence of amino - acids and their side - chain interactions.

F.1. Store and transmit genetic information, involved in protein synthesis.
F.2. Nucleotides.
F.3. Nitrogenous base, pentose sugar, phosphate group.
F.4. DNA is double - stranded, has deoxyribose and thymine; RNA is single - stranded, has ribose and uracil.