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Why Is Water So Important In The Human Body

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1) Why is water so important in the human body? • Our body, living cells, are made up of 50 to 80% of water. It has the properties of maintaining homeostasis in temperature by increasing the heat through absorption & release of heat, causes us to sweat when our body temperature is too high, acts as a major solvent in our body, has a reaction in hydrolysis, and acts as a cushion keeping organs protected from any physical harm. 2) Describe the structural levels of a protein. • Primary structure is a linear sequence, contains a backbone of protein molecules. Secondary structure is where the primary amino acid interacts with each other in alpha helixes, which are coiled spring folding or a beta sheets, which is accordion folding. Tertiary structure

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