Portage learning Microbiology module 1Revised Questions and Answers /2024
What is a cell? - A cell is the smallest most basic unit of biological life What are the 4 main macromolecules of cells? - Proteins Lipids Polysaccharides Nucleic acids What are the most abundant macromolecules? - Proteins, they are made up of subunits (ammino acids) What is the role of proteins that are behaving as "enzymes" - Enzymes catalyze or speed up biochemical processes. How many amino acids are there? And how many are essential? And what does "essential" mean? - 20 total 9 essential Essential means that your body cannot manufacture them and need to be acquired from diet. What is the largest known protein and how many amino acids does it contain? - Titin It is made from 33,000 aminosWhat are nucleic acids? And which one can leave the nucleus? - DNA and RNA
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