Finals - Biological Molecules (no structures)

• Synthesis and Hydrolysis applied to organic polymers

  Polymer Synthesis: monomers are joined together by covalent bonding to form polymer structures.

  Hydrolysis: breaks the bonds of polymers into monomers by the addition of water.

  Dehydration Synthesis: monomers are built up to a polymer
• Differentiate among monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides

  Monosaccharide: monomer of carbohydrates.

  Disaccharide (double sugar): In living things, formed by 2 monosaccharides that combine in a condensation reaction

  Polysaccharide: complex molecule composed of 3+ monosaccharides.
• Differentiate among starch, cellulose, and glycogen

  Starch and Glycogen: made up of 𝜶-glucose subunits

  Cellulose: made up of 𝛃-glucose subunits.

  Cellulose is unbranched and a straight-chain polymer of glucose, whereas starch and glycogen are branched.