1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
klemol [59]
3 years ago
5

Explain why proteins are considered polymers but lipids are not

Biology
1 answer:
hammer [34]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Polymers are made from a chain of one similar subunit bound together in sequence. Proteins are made from polypepetide chains which are sequences of amino acid subunits. Another example of polymer is DNA and RNA made of nucleic acid subunits.

However, lipids do not have one similar subunit but rather variable ways in which the lipid chains can form. For example phospholipid unit is made of a phosphate molecule bound to a fatty acid chain and glycerol. A triglyceride is a subunit of glycerol bound to three fatty acids chains. Cholesterol is also considered a lipid but is made of carbon rings rather than chains. Lipids therefore cannot be referred to as a polymer.

LearnMore:

To learn more on polymers check out;

brainly.com/question/6368957

brainly.com/question/12296309

brainly.com/question/9154529

#LearnWithBrainly

You might be interested in
An immune system cell called the plasma cell produces thousands of antibodies (a type of protein) per second for release into th
Olenka [21]

Answer:

a. the rough endoplasmic reticulum

Because it is the site of protein synthesis.  

and all of the other organelles have no relation to protein and handling especially peroxisomes which detoxifies h202 and helps with intracellular digestion similar to the lysosomes and microtubules only function is for locomotion of prokaryotic cells and some eukaryotic cells like the sperm cell also they make up spindle fibers used to bind and separate chromosomes/chromatids in mitosis and meiosis.

5 0
3 years ago
1. Under the broken rock are layers of mostly solid rock
kozerog [31]

the broken rock layers of mostly solid rock is true

3 0
3 years ago
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS ECOLOGY QUESTION
Gre4nikov [31]

I believe the termites and flagellates have a mutualistic relationship

5 0
3 years ago
What is a possible effect of an during transcription?
jek_recluse [69]

Answer:

wrong thing will be produced

8 0
3 years ago
Ashley is charting the motion of her pet rabbit. The diagram below shows its position every 0.25 seconds.
valkas [14]

Answer:

m

Explanation:

7 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • The lateral hypothalamus is to _____ as the ventromedial hypothalamus is to _____.
    12·1 answer
  • Why are phosphates a critical part of life
    13·1 answer
  • Life is made up of different. Or forms of life
    10·1 answer
  • All but one factor plays a part in water movement in and out of the cell. that is
    12·1 answer
  • Economic importance of scorpion​
    10·1 answer
  • Do anaerobic organisms still exist? If no, why not? If yes, give two examples.
    8·2 answers
  • The nurse has reviewed activity restrictions with a client who is being discharged after insertion of a femoral head prosthetic
    11·1 answer
  • based on the observations . a suggests that male daphnia develop in response to unfavorable enviormental conditions. this is an
    9·1 answer
  • A spider has several eyes.
    15·1 answer
  • Many soil-dwelling bacteria produce molecules that can be naturally synthesized and kill other species of bacteria. What are the
    10·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!