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What is polymerization?
dehydration synthesis where water is removed from molecule
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What is Hydrolysis?
Opposite of Dehydration synthesis, breaks bonds in polymer
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What are carbohydrates composed of?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen; CH2O
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Carbohydrates are an _____ molecule
energy
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What may it combine with?
proteins or lipids
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What is it in plants?
structural component: cellulose
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Form via _______
polymerization
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What is a monomer?
aka monosaccharides, it is the simplest of the carbohydrates
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What is Disaccharides?
two monomers joined via dehydration synthesis
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What is Polysaccharides?
long chains of monomers joined chemically
