UNIT 3 - AOS 1 DEFINITIONS

Question 1

Amino Acids

Answer 1

Molecules that combine to make a protein

Question 2

Biological Macromolecule

Answer 2

Large molecules (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acid) necessary for life that are built from smaller organic molecules

Question 3

Condensation Polymerisation

Answer 3

Monomers react with each other to form a larger structural units while releasing a smaller molecule as a byproduct such as water

Question 4

Monomer

Answer 4

A monomer is a smallmolecule that reacts with a similar molecule to form a larger molecule.

Question 5

Polymers

Answer 5

Polymers are molecules made from a large number of similar units (monomers) bonded together

Question 6

Peptide

Answer 6

A short string of amino acids. Usually made up of two of more amino acids. There are several types of peptides including dipeptide and polypeptide

Question 7

Dipeptide

Answer 7

A molecule consisting of two or more amino acids bonded together through peptide bonds

Question 8

Polypeptide

Answer 8

A molecule consisting of numerous amino acids bonded together through peptide bonds