Question

question 5 0.5 pts monomers link together to form polymers through a __________; which also removes a molecule of water.
options: dehydration reaction, hydrolysis reaction, peptide reaction, nucleotide formation

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Dehydration reaction: In this reaction, monomers combine, and a water molecule is removed (de - hydration means removing water). This matches the description of monomers forming polymers with water removal.
• Hydrolysis reaction: This reaction adds water to break polymers into monomers, so it's the opposite of what's needed.
• Peptide reaction: Peptide bonds form between amino acids, but the general term for monomer - to - polymer with water removal is dehydration, not just peptide (peptide is a type of polymer formation but not the general term here).
• Nucleotide formation: Nucleotides form nucleic acids, but the process of monomers (nucleotides) forming polymers (nucleic acids) is still a dehydration reaction, and "nucleotide formation" is not the correct general term for the process of monomer - polymer formation with water removal.

Answer:

A. dehydration reaction