Macromolecules

Question 1

What are monomers?

Answer 1

units that larher molecules are made from

a sub unit of larger molecules..

Question 2

Explain what are condensation reactions

Answer 2

when molecules join together to creat covalent bonds which then creat polymers.

(water is removed duing the reaction)

Question 3

Polysaccharides

Answer 3

Formed when 2 hydroxyl (OH) groups from different monosaccahrides creat a covalent bond call a glycosidic bond.

‘poly’ - mamy. ‘saccahride’ - carbon

Question 4

Polypeptides

Answer 4

polypeptides formed via condesnation reaction

Question 5

Peptide bond

Answer 5

when two amino acid monomers have a strong covalent bond

Question 6

Nucleic acids

Answer 6

separate nucleotides bond via condensation reactions to form phosphodiester bond

phosphate group - one nucleotide & pentose sugar of the n

Question 7

macromolecules

Answer 7

broken down into their monomers

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-covalent bonds are broken when water is added