Introduction to Biological Molecules

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what is a monomer and polymer?
monomer-single molecule // polymer-long, complex chain of repeating monomers chemically joined together by covalent bonds
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what is metabolism?
All chemical processes that take place in living organisms
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what are condensation and hydrolysis reactions?
condensation-production of water //hydrolysis -addition of water
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examples of hydrolysis
polypeptides into amino acids , starch into glucose ,polymer into monomers
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examples of condensation
amino acids into polypeptides , monosaccharide glucose into polysaccharide starch, formation of polymers from monomers
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what is metabolism?

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All chemical processes that take place in living organisms

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what are condensation and hydrolysis reactions?

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examples of hydrolysis

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examples of condensation

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