BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES Flashcards
1
Q
DEFINE A MONOMER
A
A SINGLE UNIT
2
Q
GIVE THREE EXAMPLES OF MONOMERS
A
-MONOSACCHARIDES
-AMINO ACIDS
-NUCLEOTIDES
3
Q
GIVE THREE EXAMPLES OF MONOMERS
A
-MONOSACCHARIDES
-AMINO ACIDS
-NUCLEOTIDES
4
Q
DEFINE A POLYMER
A
LOTS OF SINGLE UNIT MONOMERS JOINED TOGETHER TO FORM A CHAIN
5
Q
GIVE EXAMPLES OF POLYMERS
A
POLYSACCHARIDES
POLYPEPTIDES
POLYNUCLEOTIDE
6
Q
WHAT IS POLYMERISATION
A
THE PROCESS WHERE MONOMERS JOIN TO FORM A POLYMER CHAIN
7
Q
WHAT IS A CONDENSATION REACTION
A
WHEN TWO MONOMERS (MONOSACCHARIDES) JOIN TOGETHER COVALENTLY AND FORM WATER
8
Q
WHAT IS A HYDROLYSIS REACTION
A
THE OPPOSITE OF A CONDENSATION REACTION
BREAK THE COVALENT BOND BETWEEN TWO MONOSACCHARIDES AND SPLIT THE WATER MOLECULE FORMED
