6.1

Question 1

What functional group is NH2?

Answer 1

Amino

Question 2

What functional group is OH?

Answer 2

hydroxyl

Question 3

What functional group is COOH?

Answer 3

carboxyl

Question 4

What is a funtional group?

Answer 4

part of an organic molecule involved in chemical reactions.

Question 5

Explain the difference between hydrolysis and dehydration synthesis?

Answer 5

Hydrolysis is adding the water molecule back to the monomers and dehydration synthesis is taking the water away

Question 6

What is the difference between monomers and polymers?

Answer 6

monomers make up the polymers. The polymers are broken by the water.

Question 7

One monomer donates ____ and the other donates ____.

Answer 7

H, OH

Question 8

What does dehydration synthesis require? Hydrolysis?

Answer 8

dehydration requires enzymes and energy, hydrolysis requires enzymes but produces energy.

Question 9

What do functional groups do?

Answer 9

Give groups properties, makes hydrocarbons hydrophobic, and increases the solubility of a substance.

Question 10

What is an isomer?

Answer 10

A molecule of the same chemical formula but different structures.

Question 11

Give an example of an isomer.

Answer 11

glucose and fructose.