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What is Proteomics? Why is it important? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the study of the
composition, structure, functions and interactions of the proteins directing
the activities of each living cell. It is important is because proteins make up
virtually everything and direct the activity of cells.
Why are proteins essential in animals' diets? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔they cannot
synthesize all of the amino acids needed and must obtain essential amino
acids from food.
What are essential amino acids? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔amino acids that cannot
be synthesized by an organism and must be obtained through diet.
, What is arguably the most important function of cells? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the
production of the thousands of different proteins the body needs to
function.
One of the key functions of some of the cellular proteins involves what? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔transport of nutrients and other materials in out of the cell.
What is a cell and why is it important? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the basic structural,
functional and biological unit of all known living organisms. The smallest
unit of life that can replicate independently. Building blocks of life
Major components of a cell - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Memebranous: Endoplasmic
reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes, mitochondria
Non Membranous: cytoskelaton, microvilli, centrioles, cilia, ribosomes,
proteasomes
Tenets of cell theory - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔cells are the building blocks of all
plants and animals
all cells are produced by the division of pre-existing cells
Cells are the smallest units that perform all vital physiological functions
Each cell maintains homeostasis