What is a monomer?
A small molecular unit from which larger molecules can be made.
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What is a monomer?
A small molecular unit from which larger molecules can be made.
What is a polymer?
A molecule containing a large number of monomer units joined together.
What are three examples of biological monomers?
Monosaccharides, amino acids and nucleotides.
What biochemical basis is shared by diverse living things?
Their larger biological molecules are built from smaller molecular units.
What happens in a condensation reaction?
Two molecules are joined by a chemical bond, and a molecule of water is eliminated.
How can condensation reactions form a polymer?
Repeated condensation reactions join monomers into a polymer.
What happens in a hydrolysis reaction?
A water molecule is used to break a chemical bond between two joined molecules.