MONOMERS, POLYMERS, REACTIONS

• WHAT ARE MONOMERS?

  smaller units which create larger molecules
• EXAMPLES OF MONOMERS?

  glucose, AAs, nucleotides
• WHAT ARE POLYMERS?

  made from lots of monomers bonded together
• EXAMPLES OF POLYMERS?

  starch, cellulose, glycogen, protein, RNA, DNA
• TWO TYPES OF REACTIONS THAT CAN OCCUR?

  condensation/ hydrolysis
• WHAT IS A CONDENSATION REACTION?

  joining two molecules, creating a chemical bond, removing water
• WHAT IS A HYDROLYSIS REACTION?

  breaks a chemical bond between two molecules, involves use of water