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Question 24

Polysaccharides, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids are key biological macromolecules.

Which statement about the synthesis, structure, or breakdown of these macromolecules is correct?

Condensation reactions break covalent bonds between monomers with the addition of a water molecule.

Glycosidic, peptide, and ester bonds are all formed via condensation reactions.

All macromolecules are polymers composed of repeating sequences of identical monomers.

Hydrolysis reactions are responsible for the synthesis of complex polypeptides from amino acids.

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