Question

Compare and contrast polysaccharides and nucleic acids in terms of monomer diversity and how the monomers are joined together. Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins.

Answer 1

The monomer of the polysaccharide is a monosaccharide, whereas the monomer of the nucleic acid is a nucleotide.

Further Explanation:

Polysaccharide Nucleic acid

1. The simple sugars (polysaccharides) are important cellular nutrients.

2. It is a structural component of the cell that helps in the cellular recognition processes.

3. The monomers of polysaccharides are monosaccharides. They are polymeric carbohydrates that are linked together by the glycosidic bond.

1. Nucleic acid plays an important role in storing and transmitting the hereditary information.

2. It acts as an information molecule of the cell.

3. The monomer of the nucleic acid is a nucleotide. DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are composed of nucleic acid.

The metabolism of simple sugars (polysaccharides) such as glucose helps in generating energy in the form of ATP. It helps in the intracellular movement of protein..The example of the polysaccharides is glucose, fructose, and glycogen. It also helps in forming the cell structure.

DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are composed of nucleic acid. DNA is a genetic material present inside the nucleus of the cell. The humans and other living beings inherit this material from their parents. RNA is also a genetic material that is created from the DNA. It helps in several cellular activities such as RNA is involved in DNA synthesis. mRNA (messenger RNA) carries the information regarding the protein synthesis to the ribosomes.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High school

Subject: Biology

Chapter: Biological Macromolecule

Keywords:

Monomer, polysaccharide, monosaccharide, glucose, fructose, glycogen, nucleotide, nucleic acid, hereditary, inherit, genetic, cellular, energy, structural, ribosome.

Answer 2

Monomers are the basic units of larger molecules-macromolecules. These units are connected via chemical bonds and when joined in repetition, a polymer is formed.

Monosaccharides (simple sugars) are monomers that form complex sugars-polysaccharides (long chains of monosaccharides usually form the energy-storing molecules found in food) by creating glycosidic bonds. Those linkages vary widely in geometry (can be linear and branched). Besides that, monosaccharides can have different functions in the organism and monomers vary extensively (in the orientations of hydroxyl groups and in location).

Monomers of nucleic acids (deoxyribonucleic acid-DNA and ribonucleic acid-RNA) are nucleotides composed of a five-carbon sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base. Monomers of nucleic acids do not vary that much, there are only four different monomers that include adenine and guanine, which are derived from purine; and cytosine and thymine (for DNA) or uracil (for RNA), derived from pyrimidine.