Naturally Occurijgn Polymers Flashcards
1
Q
What functional groups do amino acids contain
A
Amino group and carboxyl group
2
Q
What is the amino group
A
NH2
3
Q
What is the smallest in simplest amino acid possible
A
Glycine
4
Q
What polymers to amino acids form
A
Polypeptides the condensation polymerisation
5
Q
What is a long chain a polypeptide is known as
A
Proteins
6
Q
What are DNA molecule is made from
A
Nucleotide polymers
7
Q
What are the polymer chains made of
A
Nucleotides
8
Q
What forms cross-links keeping the two nucleotides together
A
Bases
9
Q
What are sugars
A
Small molecules that contain carbon oxygen and hydrogen
10
Q
Sugars can react together through polymerisation reaction is to form what
A
Larger carbohydrate polymers
11
Q
What are the two monomer chains in dna called
A
Nucleotides
