Dehydration Synthesis & Hydrolysis
Monomers and Polymers Monomer- subunit or building block; smallest piece Polymer- large molecule made up of many monomers
Forming Polymers Dehydration Synthesis - joining monomers to make polymers by losing water Dehydration = lose water Synthesis = to make polymer
Breaking Polymers Hydrolysis - breaking down polymers into monomers by adding water Hydro = add water Lysis = to break
In your IAN Notebook, Use the Building Macromolecules Cut Ups to Illustrate and Label the Processes below. Dehydration Synthesis Use two “Carbon” Monomers to Illustrate and Label this process in your notebook. Show the Water Molecule that comes out during this process. Hydrolysis Use two “Carbon” Monomers to Illustrate and Label this process in your notebook. Show how the Water Molecule goes into breaking the Disaccharide apart during this process.
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