Question

When polymers are broken down into monomers, what would your body do with those monomers? Give two examples in the body.

Answer 1

when polymer are broken down into monomer, then body use these monomer to buildup another polymer which are necessary for it growth, development, energy production and energy storage.

• starch is polymer of simple sugar like glucose which are broken down by body into glucose and used for energy production and excess glucose again store in cell in form of glycogen.
• proteins which we eat, they are either of animal or plat origin, these proteins are broken down into amino acids in our body by many enzymatic action. these free amino acid are needed for synthesis of new cells, repair cell and tissue damage, used in defense system, development of muscle tissue as well as synthesis body enzyme also. and remaining proteins are store as energy reserve in body.