monomers and polymers

Question 1

what is a monomer?

Answer 1

they are single units linked together by a specific bond to form a polymer

Question 2

what is a polymer?

Answer 2

they’re made from repeating monomers joined together by specific bonds

Question 3

what is a condensation reaction?

Answer 3

water is lost to form a bond between monomers

Question 4

what bonds are amino acids joined by?

Answer 4

peptide bonds

Question 5

what bonds are monoglycerides joined by?

Answer 5

ester bonds

Question 6

what bonds are nucleotides joined by?

Answer 6

phosphodiester bonds

Question 7

what bonds are monosaccharides joined by?

Answer 7

glycosidic bonds

Question 8

what is a hydrolysis reaction?

Answer 8

using water to break bonds forming monomers from polymers

Question 9

give examples of polymers and the monomers from which they are made.

Answer 9

monomer to polymer:
- nucleotide to DNA
- monosaccharide to polysaccharide
- amino acid to polypeptide
- monoglyceride to triglyceride