Monomers, Polymers and Polysaccharides

Question 1

What is a monomer?

Answer 1

A monomer is smaller units which can create larger molecules.

Question 2

How do monomers look?

Answer 2

Single spheres not touching each other.

Question 3

What is a polymer?

Answer 3

A polymer is made from lots of monomers that are bonded together.

Question 4

How do polymers look?

Answer 4

A chain of monomers.

Question 5

Name 3 monomers.

Answer 5

Glucose
Amino Acid
Nucleotide

Question 6

What are the polymers for glucose?

Answer 6

Starch
Cellulose
Glycogen

Question 7

What is the polymer for amino acid?

Answer 7

Protein

Question 8

What are the polymers for nucleotide?

Answer 8

DNA
RNA

Question 9

What can carbohydrates be classed as?

Answer 9

Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides

Question 10

What is a monosaccharide made up of?

Answer 10

The monomers of carbohydrates.

Question 11

3 examples of monosaccharides?

Answer 11

Glucose
Fructose
Galactose

Question 12

3 examples of disaccharides?

Answer 12

Sucrose
Maltose
Lactose

Question 13

3 examples of polysaccharides?

Answer 13

Starch
Cellulose
Glycogen

Question 14

What are the two isomers of glucose?

Answer 14

Alpha glucose
Beta glucose

Question 15

How do you count the carbons in glucose?

Answer 15

Start from the Oxygen and go clockwise.

Question 16

What is an isomer?

Answer 16

An isomer has the same molecular formula but different structure.

Question 17

What is the molecular formula of glucose?

Answer 17

C6H12O6

Question 18

What is the difference between alpha glucose and beta glucose?

Answer 18

On alpha glucose, hydrogen is on top whereas hydroxide is on the bottom. For beta it is flipped.

Question 19

What elements do carbohydrates contain?

Answer 19

Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen.