monomers and polymers

What is a carbohydrate?

Respiratory substrates which provide energy for cells. Also used in structure of cell membrane and cell wall in plants.

What is a lipid?

Can be used as respiratory substrates which provide energy for cells, form a bilayer in cell membranes and make up some hormones

What is a protein?

Main component of many cellular structure, form enzymes and chemical messengers

What is a Nucleic acid?

Form polymers which make up genetic material or organisms. Code for the sequence of amino acids which make up all proteins

What is a monomer?

Small units from which larger molecules are made. Includes carbohydrates such as glucose and other monosaccharides. Proteins such as amino acids. Nucleic acid such as nucleotides.

What is a polymer?

Polymers are molecules made from lots of repeating units joined together. Examples include glycogen and cellulose. Proteins like enzymes and antibodies. And Nucleic acids like DNA and RNA

What is a condensation reaction?

A condensation reaction joins two monomers together with the formation of a covalent bond. Involved the formation of a molecule of water.

What is a hydrolysis reactions?

A hydrolysis reaction breaks a covalent bond and uses a molecule of water

How many amino acids are there used in making proteins?

20

What bond does carbohydrates form?

Glycosidic bond

What bond does proteins form?

Peptide bonds

What bond does nucleic acids from?

Phosphodiester bonds