Polymers and monomers

• monomers examples


  Glucose, amino acids and nucleotide
• condensation reaction


  joins 2 molecules together with a removal of a molecule of water
• hydrolosis reaction


  using water to split a bond between 2 molecules
• what are polymers?


  long chains of monomers
• what are monomers?


  Smaller units from which larger molecules are made
• how do monomers bond to polymers?


  via condensation reaction
• how are monomers split?


  via hydrolysis reaction
• Glucose polymers


  Starch, cellulose and glycogen
• Amino acids polymer


  Protein
• Nucleotide polymers


  DNA and RNA