Exam 18: Synthetic and Biological Polymers

The monomer used to make Teflon is ________.

Which is/are the starting reagent(s) required for the synthesis of Nylon 66?

What two functional groups are found at the ends of any protein structure?

Cellulose and starch are both polysaccharides of glucose. Explain why humans can consume and digest starch but not cellulose.

Construct the complementary strand of this piece of a DNA molecule: G T A C C T T G G T A A T T G

Which of the following amino acids has more than one amine group?

DNA molecules contain codes from which proteins and other materials can eventually be synthesized.

Match the plastic with the monomer. -polypropylene oxide

The term used to describe a substance with a medium number of amino acids is ________.

The number of amino acids that are used to build all proteins is ________.

Lysine is considered an essential amino acid.

Match the plastic with the monomer. -Teflon

All amino acids are made of only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.

Construct the complementary strand of this piece of a DNA molecule: T T A C C G T G C C A T A G C

Only 10 different amino acids are needed to build every type of protein molecule found in humans.

The human body is able to synthesize as much of every type of amino acid as it needs.

The number of amino acids that a human body cannot synthesize is ________.

Amino acids are the smallest building blocks for proteins.

Nylon contains only one type of monomer.

Think for a moment about the terms "polymer" and "polysaccharide." Is it right to refer to polysaccharides as "nature's polymers"? Why or why not?