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What is dehydration synthesis
Attaching monomers together in a chain to make a polymer. and removing water from each connection.
what is hydrolysis
Serprating a chain of monomers to break down a polymer and add water to remove the connection
Explain the role of activation energy in reaction.
The amount of energy that must be added to start a chemical reaction
How does enzyme affect activation energy
enzyme lower the activation, allowing the reaction to go faster and easier.
what is dipeptide
two amino acids connected
what is polypeptide
many amino acids connected
which monomer is shaped like a hexagon
Glucose
What is monosaccharide
one simple sugar like glucose
What is disaccharide
two monosaccharide connected
what is a polyacrylamide
many monosaccharide connected
what are five ways to transport protein to your body.
source of energy
pigments
hormones
body structure
transport in blood
what is monomers in protein
amino acids
what is the organelle that puts amino acids together and make protein
ribosome
what are 2 examples of protein molecules
hemoglobin
insulin
what are the four main types of organic compounds.
carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids
what would happen if there is no enzymes in humans
chemical reaction in body will stop and cells would die.
how do you speed up chemical reaction without out enzyme
Add heat
Is marcomolcule large and small
Large
what does poly mean
many or multiple
what is polymer mean
a large molecule made up with many monomers attached together
what does mono mean
one or single
what is a monomer
a small molecule that is a building block of a polymer
what is condensation / dehydration
monomers are attached together to make a polymer by removing water.
what is the monomer of nucleic acids
nucleotide