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Example of a natural polymer

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The most well known natural polymer is DNA. It is a naturally produced chain of monomers which produce a polymer.

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Starch is a good example, it is a long chain polymer of sugar molecules.

Starch is the basis of cellulose, an even longer natural polymer.

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  • nucleic acids
  • proteins
  • polysaccharides
  • oils
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Natural rubber is one example of a natural polymer.

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A polymer is used in plastic, therefor it has countless uses!

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cotton, DNA,wool,wood etc. are sopme of the naturally occurring polymers

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Yes. it is an intermediate compound during the formation of proteins from simple amino acids.

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