Dehydration Synthesis and Hydrolysis Quiz

What are polymers made of?

• Atoms

• Monomers

• Ions

• Electrons

What is removed during dehydration synthesis to bond monomers?

• Oxygen

• Carbon

• Water

• Hydrogen

What is the role of an enzyme in dehydration synthesis?

• To add water

• To provide energy

• To fit monomers into the active site

• To break down molecules

What is formed when two glucose molecules bond together?

• A disaccharide

• A polysaccharide

• A monosaccharide

• A protein

What does the term 'hydrolysis' mean?

• Combining without water

• Breaking apart with water

• Building with water

• Synthesizing with oxygen

What is the first step in hydrolysis?

• Adding water

• Removing oxygen

• Breaking bonds

• Entering an enzyme

What happens to water during hydrolysis?

• It forms a new compound

• It evaporates

• It is split into hydrogen and oxygen

• It is removed

What is the result of hydrolysis on a disaccharide?

• It becomes a protein

• It splits into two monosaccharides

• It forms a polysaccharide

• It remains unchanged

What does the enzyme provide during hydrolysis?

• Oxygen

• A site for the reaction

• Water

• Energy

What is the reverse process of dehydration synthesis?

• Reduction

• Oxidation

• Hydrolysis

• Condensation