Biological Molecules
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what are often put together in subunits, or modules, called monomers
Biological Molecules
Monomers turn into what as they link with more monomers
polymers
polymers are
chains of similar building blocks or monomers
Biological molecules (monomers) are joined together or broken apart by
adding or removing water
what is the reaction that forms a polymer from monomers
dehydration synthesis (or condensation reaction)
Dehydration synthesis
reaction in which the covalent linkage of the monomers is accompanied by the "removal" of a water molecule
one monomer loses a hydroxyl group (-OH) and the other monomers loses a hydrogen
Hydrolysis is
the breaking of the covalent bond between 2 monomers by the addition of water
one monomers gains a hydroxyl group (-OH) and the other monomers gains a hydrogen