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Maintain Internal Environment — Characteristics of Life
By Valeri Natole
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A protein denatures when the temperature gets too high.
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Proteins denature, or come apart, when the temperature is too high. This is one reason it is important for organisms to maintain their internal temperatures. What might happen if an organisms' proteins denature?