UNIT 1: Macromolecules

Question 1

Diversity

Answer 1

Variations in carbon structures allow for molecular diversity.

Question 2

Macromolecules

Answer 2

Large molecules made up of hundreds of carbons.

• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids
• Lipids

Question 3

Polymers

Answer 3

Chain-like macromolecules of similar or identical repeating units that are covalently bonded together.

Question 4

Monomers

Answer 4

The repeating units that make up polymers

Question 5

Dehydration Reaction

Answer 5

Remove H2O to bond 2 monomers. (OH of one monomer bonds to the H of another to form HOH, which is them released)

A+B = AB + H2O

Question 6

Hydrolusis

Answer 6

Break the bonds in a polymer by adding H2O. (One of the H of the H2O bonds to one monomer and the remaining OH bonds to the other monomer)

AB + H2O = A+B