Biological monomers and polymers Flashcards
What type of polymer are polysaccharides?
Homo- and heteropolymers
What polymer is this?
What class of polymers is it in?
What monomers are in it?
Maltose
Polysaccharides
Two glucose molecules
What are monomers?
Monomers are small molecules, mostly organic, that can join with other similar molecules to form polymers.
How many bonds can each monomer form?
At least two
What are homopolymers?
Homopolymers are polymers made of the same type of monomer.
What type of polymer are poly-nucleotides?
Heteropolymer
What are the two types of poly-nucleotides?
DNA(deoxyribo-nucleic acid) and RNA(ribo-nucleic acid)
Who was the first person to create an artificial polymer?
Hans von Pechmann
What are heteropolymers?
Heteropolymers are polymers composed of more than one kind of monomer.
What monomer is this and what class of polymer will it form?
Glucose
It forms polysaccharides
What monomer(s) are hydrocarbons made of?
-CH2- units
What are the four types of nucleotide units?
Adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine
What are the four major types of bio-polymers?
Hydrocarbons/lipids, polysaccharides, proteins, and poly-nucleotides
What type of polymer are hydrocarbons?
Homopolymer
What monomer is this and what class of polymer will it form?
Galactose
It will form polysaccharides
What monomer(s) are proteins made of?
Amino acids
What monomer(s) are poly-nucleotides made of?
Nucleotide units
What are the purines?
Adenine and guanine
What does RNA replace thymine with?
Uracil
What are polymers?
Polymers are a class of synthetic substances composed of multiples of simpler units called monomers.
What polymer is this?
What class is it in?
What monomers form it?
Sucrose
It is a polysaccharide
Glucose and fructose
What monomer(s) are polysaccaharides made of?
Simple sugar units or monosaccharides
What polymer is this?
What class of polymers is it in?
What monomers make it up?
Lactose
Polysaccharides
Glucose and galactose
What are the pyramidines?
Thymine and cytosine
What type of polymer are proteins?
Heteropolymer
What monomer is this and what class of polymer will it form?
Fructose
It will form polysaccharides
