What are Monomers?

Question

what are them of cellulose or protiens?

Answer 1

Monomers are the base molecules or building blocks that are put together to make bigger molecules which are called polymers.

Cellulose is a carbohydrate polymer made of many glucose molecules. The glucose is a monosaccharide which is the monomer.

Proteins are made from monomers called amino acids.

Monosaccharides --> carbohydrates
Amino acids --> proteins
Glycerol and fatty acids --> lipids
Nucleotides --> nucleic acids

Answer 2

The above is true, but I think it was either/or. Given the choice, I would choose cellulose, as it is a homogeneous polymer (or made up of all the same monomer), whereas a protein is a heterogeneous polymer (made up of different types of monomers).

Answer 3

Monomers are smaller molecules that are joined together to form large polymers.

Cellulose is a polymer of glucose, and proteins are polymers of the 20 different amino acids.