Biological Molecules Flashcards
1
Q
What is a monomer
A
Small repeating units from which larger molecules called polymers are made.
2
Q
What is a polymer
A
Molecules made from a large number of monomers (3 or more) joined together.
3
Q
What chemical bond is within Carbohydrates
A
Glycosidic Bond
4
Q
Carb Monosaccharides
A
Glucose, Fructose and Galactose
5
Q
Carb Disaccharides
A
Maltose, Sucrose, Lactose
6
Q
Carb Polysaccharides
A
Cellulose, Glycogen and Starch
7
Q
What is it called when two monomers join together?
A
Dimer
8
Q
Protein monomer
A
amino acids
9
Q
protein bond
A
Peptide bond
10
Q
Protein polymer
A
polypeptide
11
Q
dimer for protein
A
dipeptide
12
Q
Monomer of nucleic acid
A
nucleotides
13
Q
nucleic acid bond
A
phosphodiester bond
14
Q
nucleic acid polymer
A
polynucleotide
15
Q
Condensation Reaction
A
Forms a chemical bond via the removal of water
