Name Period Chapter 5: The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules Concept 5.1 Macromolecules are polymers, built from monomers The large molecules of all living things fall into just four main classes. Name them. Circle the three classes that are called macromolecules. Define macromolecule. What is a polymer? What is a monomer? Monomers are connected in what type of reaction? What occurs in this reaction? Large molecules (polymers) are converted to monomers in what type of reaction? The root words of hydrolysis will be used many times to form other words you will learn this year. What does each root word mean? hydro? lysis Consider the following reaction: C6H12O6 + C6H12O6??C12H22O11