Visit  http://science.nhmccd.edu/BioL/dehydrat/dehydrat.html  to see animated examples of dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis.

Click one of the three buttons below to test your ability to identify 1) if a biomolecule belongs in the lipid, carbohydrate, protein, or nucleic acid group, 2) if a biomolecule is a monomer or polymer, and 3)what specific type of biomolecule you are looking at (e.g., monosaccharides).