Intro to Biomolecules

Smallest unit a biomolecule can be broken down into while still maintaining the properties.

• monomer

• polymer

• hydrolysis

• atom

Many monomers bonded together create a ________.

• monomer

• polymer

• hydrolysis

• atom

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Chemical reaction which REMOVES water from between two or more monomers in order to bond them together to make a polymer.

• monomer

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis

• polymer

Chemical reaction which adds water between the bonds of polymers to break it down into separate monomers.

• monomer

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis

• polymer

Molecules with a positively charged end and a negatively charged end which dissolve in water.

• nonpolar

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis

• polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Molecules with no charged ends, they are neutral and do not dissolve in water.

• nonpolar

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis

• polar

Water FEARING molecules that can not form hydrogen bonds with water and do not dissolve in water.

• monomers

• hydrophobic

• hydrophilic

• polymers

Water LOVING molecules that form hydrogen bonds with water and dissolve in water.

• monomers

• hydrophobic

• hydrophilic

• polymers

BIOMOLECULES (select all that apply)

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

NGSS.HS-LS1-1