BIOL 1710: Chapter 5 Answers Latest Updated & Approved

A dehydration reaction (or condensation reaction) is the process in which water molecules are produced as a polymer is formed from monomers The four main categories of large biological molecules present in living systems are proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids Sucrose is formed when glucose is joined to fructose by a(n) glycosidic linkage (joins simple sugars to form polysaccharides) Plant cell walls consist mainly of cellulose monosaccharide cannot be hydrolyzed any further A simple sugar is composed of equal parts carbon and water, which gave rise to the general name of any sugar as a carbohydrate Lactose (the sugar in milk) is a ____, because it can be split into two monosaccharides disaccharide polysaccharide a carbohydrate that yields many monosaccharides when hydrolyzed How many fatty acids are in a phospholipid? 2 What functional features does the phosphate group contribute to the structure of a phospholipid? place to attach another small charged molecule, negative charge to interact with water What holds phospholipids together in a bilayer formation? hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions with water Which molecule is less soluble in water-a fat or a phospholipid? Why? A fat molecule is less soluble in water because it has three non-polar fatty acids and no polar or charged head like a phospholipid has