FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD CHEMISTRY

CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This reaction breaks polymers into their monomers
A
dehydration synthesis
B
hydrolysis
C
cellular respiration
D
photosynthesis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydrolysis reactions use water to breakdown polymers into monomers and is the opposite of dehydration synthesis, which forms water when synthesizing a polymer from monomers. Hydrolysis reactions break bonds and release energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Usually hydrolysis is a chemical process in which a molecule of water is added to a substance. Sometimes this addition causes both the substance and water molecule to split into two parts. In such reactions, one fragment of the target molecule (or parent molecule) gains a hydrogen ion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hydrolysis reactions create polymers from monomers; and dehydration reactions create monomers from polymers. Dehydration reactions create polymers from monomers; hydrolysis reactions break down polymers.

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