Shasta College

Center for Human Development

Assignment 4                                                                          Name __________________

Due: 3/7 (MW and MWF), 3/8 (T&TH) or 3/10 (TH)           

Q1.  Please complete the following crossword puzzle (modified from Wyandt).

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3. Large proteins of the blood and body fluids, produced by the immune system in response to the invasions of the body by foreign molecules.

6. Swelling of body tissue caused by leakage of fluid from the blood vessels; seen in protein deficiency.

7. Proteins that facilitate chemical reactions such as digestion; protein catalysts.

8. A small protein that contains 51 amino acids including cycteine, the sulfur-containing amino acid.  Secreted from the pancreas in response to a high blood glucose concentration.

9. Removal of the amino group from an amino acid

 

 

 

1. The calorie-deficiency disease commonly found among starved children

2. Chemical messengers secreted by a variety of glands in response to altered conditions in the body

4. A globular protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the cells throughout the body.

5. The change in a protein’s shape brought about by heat, acids, bases, alcohol or other agents

 

 

 

 

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Q2. Please read and answer the following questions.

 

Q2-1. How does the chemical structure of proteins differ from the structures of carbohydrates and fats?

 

 

 

 

 

Q2-2.  Your friend Nancy would like to develop muscles, and tells you that she has decided to increase her animal protein consumption.  She loves beef.  What would be your suggestions to her?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q2-3. Nancy has recently watched a TV show about malnourished children in a tropical country.  She is afraid that her five month-old son may develop kwashiorkor, and wants to feed him cow’s milk.  What would be your suggestions to her?