Metabolism,Polymers & Carbohydrates 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyBiological moleculesASOCR Created by: AleenaCreated on: 23-10-18 19:00 What are the main biological elements? Nitrogen, Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen,Minerals:Phosphorus & Sulphur,Ions,etc. 1 of 7 Monomer? a single small organic molecule that can join to other monomers by condensation to form polymers 2 of 7 Polymer? large molecule containing many identical monomers linked by chemical bonds e.g. polysaccharides & polypeptides 3 of 7 Metabolism? the sum total of all chemical reactions taking place in the cells of an organism 4 of 7 2 types of Metabolism Anabolic:building larger molecules Catabolic: breaking large molecules into smaller ones 5 of 7 Hydrolysis? used to break larger molecules into smaller ones & water is added 6 of 7 Condensation? Reactions are used to build larger molecules & in polymerisation -Water is removed 7 of 7
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