Unit 1 (Part 3)

Question 1

Polymers (molecules)

Answer 1

Large molecules comprised of repeating subunits which are monomers.

Question 2

Dehydration Reaction

Answer 2

Two monomers bonded by loss of water.

Question 3

Hydrolitic Reaction

Answer 3

Bonds between monomers by addition of water.

Question 4

Carbohydrate (polymer)

Answer 4

Comprised of Monosaccharide, Disacchride, and Polysaccharide (monomers)

Question 5

Monosacchride

Answer 5

Single sugar.

Question 6

Disacchride

Answer 6

Double sugar.

Question 7

Polysacchride

Answer 7

More than two sugars.

Question 8

Lipids (polymer)

Answer 8

A molecule (polymer) that is soluble in water and is comprised of carbon and hydrogen.

Question 9

Saturated fat

Answer 9

Lipids saturated with hydrogen. It’s solid at room temp.

Question 10

Unsaturated fats

Answer 10

Lipids not saturated with hydrogen. It’s not solid at room temp, also has double bond with carbon.

Question 11

Phospholipids

Answer 11

Are two fatty acids + phosphate group

Question 12

Proteins (polymer)

Answer 12

Are made of twenty amino acids (monomer), they are chains of polypeptide. They can change shape to change function.

Question 13

Nucleic acid (polymer)

Answer 13

DNA and RNA made of of nucleotides (monomer).

Question 14

DNA

Answer 14

Deoxyrobonucleic acid

Question 15

RNA

Answer 15

Ribonucleic acid

Question 16

Nucleotides

Answer 16

Made up of Phosphate group + sugar + nitrogenous base

Question 17

Nitrogenous bases

Answer 17

Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine, Guanine