What is a monomer?
Smaller soluble molecules from which larger molecules are made
What is a polymer?
Molecules made from a large number of similar monomers joined together
Examples you need to know:
Biological molecule Monomer Polymer Type of bo
DNA/RNA Nucleotide Polynucleotide Phosphodie
Protein Amino acid Polypeptide Peptide
Carbohydrate Monosaccharide Polysaccharide Glycosidi
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, Thinking question!
Why are lipids not polymers?
A: they do not contain similar monomers
Hint: here is the structure of a phospholipid
Phosphate
Fatty acid
Fatty acid
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Smaller soluble molecules from which larger molecules are made
What is a polymer?
Molecules made from a large number of similar monomers joined together
Examples you need to know:
Biological molecule Monomer Polymer Type of bo
DNA/RNA Nucleotide Polynucleotide Phosphodie
Protein Amino acid Polypeptide Peptide
Carbohydrate Monosaccharide Polysaccharide Glycosidi
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, Thinking question!
Why are lipids not polymers?
A: they do not contain similar monomers
Hint: here is the structure of a phospholipid
Phosphate
Fatty acid
Fatty acid
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