What is the difference between a carbohydrate and a monosachride?

A carbohydrate is a type of polymer and a monosachride is a type of monomer.

How do biological polymers form?

Biological polymers form by “Dehydration Reaction”. The monomer loses two hydrogen molecules and pairs up with an oxygen to make H2O.

Compare and contrast carbohydrates and lipids.

The both contain hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon and both are polymers. In contrast, carbohydrates are hydrophonic and lipids are hydrophobic.

How do DNA and RNA differ?

DNA has two hydroxyls and RNA has one.

A branched Vs. unbranched carbon chain. How would you tell them apart?

A branched carbon chain would have a carbon and two more carbons branching off from the carbon. An unbranched chain would be a linear chain of carbons.

What are the four biological macromolecules?

Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Lipids