Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between dehydration reactions and hydrolysis?
A) Dehydration reactions assemble polymers, and hydrolysis reactions break down polymers.
B) Dehydration reactions eliminate water from lipid membranes, and hydrolysis makes lipid membranes water permeable.
C) Dehydration reactions can occur only after hydrolysis.
D) Hydrolysis creates monomers, and dehydration reactions break down polymers.
E) Dehydration reactions ionize water molecules and add hydroxyl groups to polymers; hydrolysis reactions release hydroxyl groups from polymers.

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Dehydration reactions involve the removal of water molecules to join monomers together into polymers, while hydrolysis reactions use the addition of water molecules to break down polymers into their constituent monomers. Therefore, A best summarizes the relationship between the two processes. The other choices either provide incorrect information or are too specific to apply to all instances of dehydration and hydrolysis reactions.

Which of the Following Best Summarizes the Relationship Between Dehydration