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Polymers for science
polymer stuff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| large molecule that forms when many smaller molecules are linked together by covalent bonds | polymer |
| smaller molecules that join together to form a polymer | monomer |
| four types of polymers produced in plant and animal cells | starches, cellulose, nucleic acids and proteins |
| simple sugars, more complex sugars such as sucrose and polymers built from sugar monomers | carbohydrates |
| large nitrogen-containing polymers found mainly in the nuclei of cells | nucleic acids |
| 2 types of nucleic acids | RNA and DNA |
| monomers in a nucleic acid | nucleotides |
| compound that contains both carboxyl and amino functional groups in the same molecule | amino acid |
| polymer in which at least 20 amino acid monomers are linked through bonds between an amino group and a carboxyl group | protein |