Chapter 1: Biological Molecules

Question 1

What is a polymer?

Answer 1

A long chain of monomers joined together

Question 2

What is a monomer?

Answer 2

The individual units that can’t be reduced to anything simpler

Question 3

What is the general formula for monosaccharides?

Answer 3

C6H12O6

Question 4

What is DNA?

Answer 4

DNA is a nucleic acid made up of lots of monomer units called nucleotides joined together . One nucleotide consists of
- a pentose sugar called deoxyribose
- a phosphate group
- one of the 4 organic bases
DNA contains genetic information

Question 5

What are neucleic acids?

Answer 5

nucleic acids are chemicals composed of
a pentose sugar
a phosphate group
an organic base