Monomers & Polymers

• What are Monomers?


  Monomers are the smaller units from which larger molecules are made
• What are Polymers?


  Polymers are molecules made from a large number of monomers joined together.
• What are some examples of Monomers?

  • Monosaccharides
  • Amino Acids
  • Nucleotides
• What is a condensation reaction?

  Chemical reaction which joins two molecules together with the formation of a chemical bond, it also involves the elimination of a water molecule
• What is a hydrolysis reaction?

  A chemical reaction which breaks a chemical bond between two molecules and involves the use (addition) of a water molecule