NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOGNOSY
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Question
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Small units joined together form large molecules that are known as ____
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multimers
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polymolecules
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macromolecules
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maximolecules
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Macromolecules are basically polymers, long chains of molecular sub-units called monomers. Carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids are found as long polymers. Due to their polymeric nature and large size, they are known as macromolecules.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and proteins are often found as long polymers in nature. Because of their polymeric nature and their large (sometimes huge!) size, they are classified as macromolecules, big (macro-) molecules made through the joining of smaller subunits.
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