Monomers & Polymers

• A condensation reaction joins two molecules together with the formation of a chemical bond and involves the elimination of a molecule of water.
• A hydrolysis reaction breaks a chemical bond between two molecules and involves the use of a water molecule.
• Polymers are molecules made up of many repeating units.
• Monomers:

  • amino acid
  • nucleotide
  • monosaccharide
• Polymers:

  • polypeptide
  • DNA
  • RNA
  • polysaccharide