BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A single unit that can bond to other single units to form a polymer is a:
A
polypeptides
B
polymers
C
glycerol
D
monomer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A monomer is a type of molecule that has the ability to chemically bond with other molecules in a long chain; a polymer is a chain of an unspecified number of monomers. Essentially, monomers are the building blocks of polymers, which are more complex type of molecules.

Detailed explanation-2: -The units from which polymers are synthesized are called monomers.

Detailed explanation-3: -A monomer is a single unit that is the building block of a polymer. Polymers are macromolecules with very high molecular weights, composed of many repeating units called monomers. Polymers are complex molecules with very high molecular weight.

Detailed explanation-4: -A group of atoms, derived from a molecule of a given monomer (def. 1), that comprises any one species of constitutional unit of a polymer. From: monomeric unit in Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ยป

Detailed explanation-5: -Amino acids, nucleotides, monosaccharides, and fatty acids are the monomers, which produce natural polymers proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides and lipids, respectively.

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