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Biology Unit 3 Set 1
Macromolecules
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monomer | the basic building block of a polymer |
| Organic chemistry | the chemistry of carbon compounds especially the compounds of living things |
| Inorganic chemistry | the chemistry of compounds that do not contain carbon |
| Amino acid | the building block (monomer) or proteins |
| Polypeptide | several amino acids linked by peptide bonds. The polymer of proteins. |
| Peptide bond | the bond between two amino acids |
| Dehydration synthesis | the process of building macromolecules by the removal of water |
| Hydrolysis | the process of splitting polymers into monomers by adding water |
| Polymer | a long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together |
| Polysaccharide | a large carbohydrate molecule made of one or several types of monosaccharide units. |