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What is a Monomer?
smaller units that join together to form larger molecules
Example of Monomers?
monosaccharides, Amino acids & Nucleotides.
What is Hydrolysis?
The Breaking of a chemical bond between two molecules involving the use of a water molecule.
What is a Condensation reaction?
A type of reaction that joins two molecules together with the formation of a chemical bond involving the elimination of a molecule of water.
What is a disaccharide?
a pair of monomers.
What is a monosaccharide?
A single monomer.
What is a saccharide?
Long chains of sugar units
What is a Carbohydrate?
molecules consisting of carbon, hydrogen & oxygen as well as being saccharides.
What is Glucose?
a monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms in each molecules, being the main substrate for respiration.
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