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Polymers are very large molecules.

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Which of the following is not an amine base present in DNA?

A) thymine
B) alanine
C) cytosine
D) guanine

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The name of the bond that combines two amino acids together is called ________.

Construct a polypeptide consisting of alanine, valine, and serine. Circle the peptide bonds. The structures of the amino acids (prior to linkage) are shown below:

The bond found between the monomers in Nylon-66 is a(n) ________ bond.

Human DNA molecules consist of just a single strand, just like protein molecules.

Assume the following three-base code system is true: Construct the amino acid sequence coded by the following piece of a DNA molecule: T T A A T A G C C G C C G A C

Match the plastic with the monomer. -nylon

What is the repeating monomer found in cellulose?

Match the plastic with the monomer. -PVC

Connect three monomeric styrene units to make a short segment of the polymer polystyrene. The structure of styrene is below.

DNA molecules contain four specific base pair codes, which can be assigned to the individual amino acids.

Connect three monomeric acrylonitrile units to make a short segment of the polymer polyacrylonitrile. The structure of acrylonitrile is below.

Which of the following nucleic acids is not found in DNA?

The essential amino acids are ________.

Which of the following is made out of PVC?

Sucrose is the smallest building block for carbohydrates.

What is the biomolecule found in the shell of a virus?

Which of the following may be classified as a natural biopolymer?

The complete human genetic "blueprint" (the human genome) was determined many years ago, and is really not all that complicated.