Unit 3

Question 1

What are the Four different macromolecular organic compounds?

Answer 1

Proteins

Lipids

Nucleic Acids

RNA, DNA

Question 2

What makes a compound organic?

Answer 2

It has to have carbon

Question 3

How are the organic compoiunds alike?

Answer 3

a. they all contain carbon (that’s why they are “organic”)
b. they are rather large molecules compared to most (that is why they are called ?”macromolecules”
c. they all form long chains called “polymers” by connecting simpler parts called ?”monomers” by CONDENSATION REACTIONS
d. they all break their long polymers down back into smaller, separate ?monomers (if needed) by HYDROLYSIS

Question 4

What is a condensation reaction?

Answer 4

Links monomers to form polymers
OH- and H+ are released to create a bond and H2O is product

Question 5

What is a hydrolysis reaction?

Answer 5

break apart into smaller parts