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1
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Polymers are made from smaller molecules called..

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Monomers

2
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What is a monomer?

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Small molecules that join together to make a polymer

3
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What is a diol?

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A compounds with an alcohol (OH) group at either end

4
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What is a dicarboxylic acid?

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A compound with a carboxylic acid group at either end

5
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What type of polymer is formed from a diol and a dicarboyxlic acid?

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polyester

6
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What is a condensation polymer

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A polymer that releases a water molecule when it is formed

7
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What is an amino acid

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A compound with an amine group and a carboxylic acid group at either end

8
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What is a polypeptide

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A polymer formed from amino acid monomers

9
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What is the formula for the amino acid glycine?

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H2NCH2COOH

10
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What is DNA

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A large molecule that encodes information for the functioning of living organisms and viruses

11
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Describe the helix structure of DNA

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A helix of a double strand of DNA

12
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Give the 4 letters that represent the 4 monomers that DNA is made from

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C,G, A,T

13
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What monomers made up a protein (polypeptide)?

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amino acids

14
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What polymers make up starch?

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Glucose

15
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What polymers make up cellulose?

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Glucose