biological molecule

Question 1

what is a monomer?

Answer 1

the simplest unit or building block

Question 2

what is a polymer

Answer 2

many monomers bonded together

Question 3

dehydration synthesis

Answer 3

when building a molecule with the removal of one Water molecule for every bond created

Question 4

hydrolysis

Answer 4

addition of 1 water molecule for every bond broken

Question 5

what are the four main organic groups?

Answer 5

carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acid

Question 6

what are carbohydrates

Answer 6

they are known as sugars, H-C-OH

Question 7

what is a monosaccharide

Answer 7

building block of carbohydrates,
also is glucose

Question 8

what is a disaccharide?

Answer 8

two monosaccharides joined together
glucose+glucose=maltose

Question 9

what is a polysaccharide

Answer 9

many monosaccharides joined together
there are 3 types

Question 10

what are the 3 types of polysaccharides?

Answer 10

starch, glycogen and cellulose

Question 11

what does starch look like

Answer 11

long chains of glucose molecules

Question 12

where is starch found

Answer 12

in rice, potatoes and pasta

Question 13

what does glycogen look like

Answer 13

many side chains going off main chain of glucose molecules

Question 14

where is starch stored?

Answer 14

is a storage form of glucose in plants

Question 15

where is glycogen stored?

Answer 15

a storage form of glucose in animals
in human stored in liver and muscle

Question 16

what does glycogen do

Answer 16

helps to maintain 0.1% blood sugar levels

Question 17

what does cellulose look like

Answer 17

a chain of glucose molecules that had bonding that our enzymes don’t recognize, we cannot break down

Question 18

what is cellulose found

Answer 18

in cell walls of plants

Question 19

what does cellulose do

Answer 19

helps to clean out our digestive system