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Monomers, polymers and monosacharide's
What is a monomer
smaller unit
simple molecule
join together to form polymers
What is a polymer
large molecule
complex
composed of long chains of monomers
What monomers form lipids
Fatty acids and glycerol
What polymer do fatty acids and glycerol form
lipids
What monomer forms amino acids
amino acids
What polymer do amino acids form
protein
What monomer makes up DNA
Nucleotides
What polymer do nucleotides form
DNA
what is a condensation reaction
where a chemical bond is formed and a small molecule of water is released
How can biological molecules be split into monomers
hydrolysis reactions
what do hydrolysis reactions do
break a chemical bond by the addition of a water molecule
What are monosaccharides
sweet tasting, soluble substances with the general formula (CH₂O)ₙ, the letter n can be any number 3 to 7
What is the main monosaccharide group we look at
hexoses or C₆H₁₂O₆, this is the chemical formula for glucose, fructose and galactose
What is this molecule
alpha glucose
what is this molecule
beta glucose
what is this molecule
galactose
what is this molecule
fructose
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