Hydrolysis vs Dehydration Synthesis

Connects monomers to form a polymer

• Dehydration synthesis
• hydrolysis

Produces water as a by-product

• Dehydration synthesis
• Hydolysis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Breaks up polymers, forming monomers

• dehydration synthesis
• hydrolysis

Water is used to break bonds between polymers

• dehydration synthesis
• Hydrolysis

Joins amino acids to form a protein

• Dehydration synthesis
• hydrolysis

Glycerol and fatty acids combine this way to form a fat

• Dehydration synthesis
• Hydrolysis

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

Occurs when polysaccharides are digested to form monosaccharides

• Dehydration synthesis
• hydrolysis

Nucleic Acids breaks up to form nucleotides

• Dehydration synthesis
• Hydrolysis