3.1 Study Guide

Question 1

What is the building block of life on Earth?

Answer 1

Carbon

Question 2

What is the 4th most abundant element?

Answer 2

Carbon

Question 3

How many covalent bonds does Carbon need to form?

Answer 3

4 bonds

Question 4

What are Hydrocarbs?

Answer 4

organic molecules that consist of only carbon and hydrogen.

Question 5

What are polymers made up of?

Answer 5

Monomers

Question 6

What does a monomer do?

Answer 6

It can be broken up and rearranged to form new polymers.

Question 7

Are Glucose and Fructose isomers?

Answer 7

Yes, they have the same formula.

Question 8

Which process does monomers and polyomers join?

Answer 8

Dehydration Synthesis

Question 9

What is taken out during Dehydration Synthesis?

Answer 9

Water/ H2O

Question 10

In which process do polymers get broken back into monomers?

Answer 10

Hydrolysis

Question 11

Compare and contrast Hydrolysis and Dehydration Synthesis.

Answer 11

Hydrolysis puts water back into the polymer to make monomers, while Dehydration Synthesis is when you take water out to make polymers.