Silk Contains Many Pleated Sheets, Which Consist Predominately of Amino

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Multiple Choice

Silk contains many pleated sheets, which consist predominately of amino acids such as phenylalanine and valine. Silk is more waterproof than cotton. Why?

• A)Pleated sheet structure of silk occurs when mostly nonpolar amino acids are grouped together.
• B)Pleated sheet structure of cotton occurs when mostly polar amino acids are grouped together.
• C)It is the secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of silk that make it repel water.
• D)Since cotton is made from a plant, it cannot have nonpolar molecules.

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