the chemical building blocks of life Flashcards
1
Q
small organic molecules can covalently bond to other organic molecules to form what?
A
macromolecules
2
Q
macromolecules are made up of building blocks called what? which contain small, repeating organic molecules known as what?
A
polymers, containing..known as monomers
3
Q
properties of organic polymers depend on the clusters of atoms covalently bonded together called what?
A
functional groups
4
Q
polymers are broken down/digested by what?
A
hydrolysis
5
Q
hydrolysis
A
monomers are released by the addition of a water molecule, adding OH to 1 monomer and H to the other
