Monomers, polymers and carbohydrates

Question 1

What is a monomer?

Answer 1

Smaller units which can create larger molecules

Question 2

What is a polymer?

Answer 2

Made of lots of monomers bonded together

Question 3

What polymers does the monomer glucose make

Answer 3

Starch, cellulose and glycogen

Question 4

What polymer does the monomer amino acid make?

Answer 4

Protein

Question 5

What does the monomer nucleotide make?

Answer 5

DNA and RNA

Question 6

What elements do carbohydrates contain?

Answer 6

Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

Question 7

Name three monosaccharides (monomers)

Answer 7

Glucose, fructose and galactose

Question 8

Name three disaccharides (dimers)

Answer 8

Sucrose, maltose and lactose

Question 9

Name three polysaccharides (polymers)

Answer 9

Starch, cellulose and glycogen

Question 10

What is the molecular formula of glucose alpha and glucose beta

Answer 10

C H O
6 12 6

Question 11

What shape is the structure of glucose?

Answer 11

Hexagon

Question 12

There are two types of reactions in biology, they are catalysed by organic catalysts called enzymes. What does organic mean in this context?

Answer 12

Organic compounds contain carbon. Most biologically important molecules are organic.

Question 13

What is the only compound that contains carbon and isn’t organic?

Answer 13

Carbon dioxide - its inorganic

Question 14

What does the word carbohydrate literally mean?

Answer 14

Carbo- contains carbon
hyd- contains hydrogen
ate- contains oxygen