Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between dehydration reactions and hydrolysis?

-Dehydration reactions can occur only after hydrolysis.

-Dehydration reactions ionize water molecules and add hydroxyl groups to polymers; hydrolysis reactions release hydroxyl groups from polymers.

- Dehydration reactions assemble polymers, and hydrolysis reactions break down polymers.

-Hydrolysis creates monomers, and dehydration reactions break down polymers.

-Dehydration reactions eliminate water from lipid membranes, and hydrolysis makes lipid membranes water permeable.

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Shania Glover

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22 June, 16:05

Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between dehydration reactions and hydrolysis?

-Dehydration reactions can occur only after hydrolysis.

-Dehydration reactions ionize water molecules and add hydroxyl groups to polymers; hydrolysis reactions release hydroxyl groups from polymers.

- Dehydration reactions assemble polymers, and hydrolysis reactions break down polymers.

-Hydrolysis creates monomers, and dehydration reactions break down polymers.

-Dehydration reactions eliminate water from lipid membranes, and hydrolysis makes lipid membranes water permeable.

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Porky · Answer 1

Dehydration reactions assemble polymers, and hydrolysis reactions break down polymers.

Explanation:

dehydration reaction is a conversion that involves the loss of water from the reacting molecule or ion.

Hydrolysis is defined as any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water ruptures one or more chemical bonds.

Dehydration reactions link monomers together into polymers by releasing water, and hydrolysis breaks polymers into monomers using a water molecule. Monomers are just single unit molecules and polymers are chains of monomers.