Question

in animal cells, glycogen is broken down to release energy to help with muscle contraction. a polymer like glycogen is broken down in a process called hydrolysis, where a water molecule breaks, or lyses, a bond in the polymer to make monomers. the model shows a hydrolysis reaction. chemical structure diagram complete the sentence. monomers energy polymers water during a hydrolysis reaction, blank is released when blank are broken down into blank.

Explanation:

1. Recall the concept of hydrolysis: Hydrolysis reactions break down polymers (large molecules) into monomers (smaller units) by adding water, and this process releases energy (as seen in glycogen breakdown for muscle energy).
2. Analyze the blanks:

• First blank: The process of breaking polymers (like glycogen) releases "energy".
• Second blank: The molecules being broken down are "polymers" (since hydrolysis breaks polymers).
• Third blank: The end products of breaking polymers are "monomers".

Answer:

During a hydrolysis reaction, \(\boldsymbol{\text{energy}}\) is released when \(\boldsymbol{\text{polymers}}\) are broken down into \(\boldsymbol{\text{monomers}}\).