Monomers and Polymers

A monomer is the ______ unit (building block)

• smallest

• largest

• most popular

• least popular

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

repeating units that make a molecule

• macromolecules

• monomer

• polymer

Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers of

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

Which biomolecule is properly matched to its monomer?

• nucleic acid: amino acid

• polypeptide: 1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids

• lipid: nucleotide

• carbohydrate: monosaccharide

Identify the type of macromolecule formed by nucleotides.

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Nucleic acids

Nucleotides are monomers of

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

ALL polymers (large molecules) are made up of...

• monosaccharides

• monomers

• proteins

• None of these

Monomers combine to form ________ through the process of ________.

• polymers; hydrolysis

• polymers; dehydration synthesis

• monomers; hydrolysis

• monomers; dehydration synthesis

The monomer (building block) of a nucleic acid is

• Monosaccharide

• Amino Acid

• Nucleotide

• Polysaccharide

Polymer's split apart to form ________, by __________.

• monomers, hydrolysis

• monomers, dehydration synthesis

• amino acids, hydrolysis

• amino acids, dehydration synthesis