AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -monomer: A molecule that is used as the basic building block of some larger molecule, known as polymers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The monomers or building blocks of proteins are known as amino acids. Amino acids come together during the process of translation and form peptide bonds with one another.

Detailed explanation-3: -Long-chain, very high molecular weight hydrocarbons are the basic building blocks of polymers. The chains either lie together intertwined like a plate of spaghetti strands to create the linear polymers, or are joined at nodes to form three-dimensional networks.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monomers are small molecules that can be joined to form more complex molecules called polymers in a repeated fashion. Monomers form polymers by the formation of chemical bonds or the supramolecular binding through a process called polymerization.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of monomers include vinyl chloride (which polymerizes into polyvinyl chloride or PVC), glucose (which polymerizes into starch, cellulose, laminarin, and glucans), and amino acids (which polymerize into peptides, polypeptides, and proteins).