A protein is a polymer of amino acids.
When amino acids are joined by dehydration synthesis (a process that removes
water to form a chemical bond), they form peptide bonds. <span>There are three main components of an
amino acid, the amino group, the side chain, and the carboxylic acid group. </span>
The 10% rule means that when energy is passed in an ecosystem from in trophies level to the next , only 10 percent of the energy will be passed on. but ten percent of the energy in organic matter is stored as flesh , the remains is lost during transfer. or broken down in reespirations.
