Polymers

A chain of repeating units (called monomers)

• monomer

• dimer

• replicate

• polymer

Proteins are composed of what smaller subunits?

• amino acids
• nucleic acids
• fatty acids
• nucleotides

Starch is composed of what monomers?

• sucrose
• glucose
• nucleic acids
• glycogen

What are the monomers of DNA?

• glycerols
• amino acids
• fatty acids
• nucleotides

Why do you think people use plastic for their products ?

• Because it's strong
• Because its very cheap and it's easy to make
• Because it's expensive
• Because it's rare and it's good for the enviorment

Define polymer

• circular molecule made with many repeating units

• short molecule made of a few repeating units

• long, chain-like molecule made of repeating units

• chain-like molecule that contains hydrogen and oxygen

What is the process to make long polymer (plastic) chains?

• Fractional Distillation

• Curing

• Fracking

• Polymerization

What kind of chemical bonds create polymers?

• ionic

• covalent

• hydrogen

• metallic

Which elements create covalent bonds?

• metals

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• transition metals

How many carbons (how long) are polyethylene chains?

• 0-10 carbons

• 10-100 carbons

• 100-1000 carbons

• 10,000 or more carbons