Lecture 8

Question 1

monomers

Answer 1

small molecules

Question 2

macromole

Answer 2

large molecules that are formed by joining monomers together

Question 3

polymers

Answer 3

chains of monomers that are covalently linked

Question 4

polymerization

Answer 4

how polymers are formed

Question 5

condensation/dehydration

Answer 5

The chemical reaction that connects individual monomers to form a polymer (removal of water molecule)

Question 6

3 major macromolecular polymers in the cell

Answer 6

Proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides

Question 7

nucleotides

Answer 7

the monomers of nucleic acids (5 diff. nucleotides)

Question 8

Monosaccharides

Answer 8

the monomers of carbohydrates

Question 9

Amino acids

Answer 9

the monomers of proteins (20 diff. amino acids)

Question 10

4 functional groups

Answer 10

proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids

Question 11

dehydration reactions

Answer 11

bond 2 monomers together

A water molecule is removed in the process (OH comes from one
monomer, H comes from the other monomer; OH + H = H2O)

Question 12

hydrolysis

Answer 12

used to break polymers into monomers

Water molecules are split and added to the broken bond

Question 13

macromolecules are created and broken down by

Answer 13

enzymes

Question 14

enzymes help

Answer 14

speed up the rate of a reaction