4B

Question 1

Long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks

Answer 1

polymer

Question 2

Building blocks of polymers

Answer 2

monomer

Question 3

monomers form larger molecule by condensation reaction

Answer 3

dehydration reactions

Question 4

Formed from a specific set of monomers

Answer 4

class of polymer

Question 5

Immense ____ of polymers can be built from a small set of monomers

Answer 5

variety

Question 6

Store and transmit hereditary information

Answer 6

nucleic acids

Question 7

Units of inheritance

Answer 7

genes

Question 8

Function of DNA

Answer 8

stores genetic info, rna synthesis, and protein synthesis

Question 9

DNA’s polymer

Answer 9

polynucleotide or nucleic acid

Question 10

DNA’s monomer

Answer 10

nucleotide

Question 11

Component of nucleotide

Answer 11

nucleoside and phosphate group

Question 12

Consist of two antiparallel nucleotide strands

Answer 12

DNA double helix

Question 13

Helps biologist sort out evolutionary connections among species

Answer 13

molecular comparisons

Question 14

Proteins consist of one or more ____

Answer 14

polypeptides

Question 15

Amino acid monomers possess ___ and ____ groups

Answer 15

carboxyl and amino

Question 16

Amino acid polymers are linked by ____

Answer 16

peptide bonds

Question 17

A simple change in primary structure result to ____

Answer 17

compromising situation