One of the significant characteristics of old growth forests is that

a. we can better appreciate things that are older
b. some organisms only survive in the complex ecosystems of old growth forests
c. taller trees have more leaves for photosynthesis
d. they are home to animals that are older

You have just sequenced a new protein found in mice and observe that sulfur-containing cysteine residues occur at regular intervals. what is the significance of this finding? it will be important to include cysteine in the diet of the mice. cysteine residues are required for the formation of α helices and β pleated sheets. cysteine residues are involved in disulfide bridges that form tertiary structure. cysteine causes bends, or angles, to occur in the tertiary structure of proteins.