AS Biology BYB1 Core Principles 10.

1 Biological Molecules Test

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1 Carbohydrate monomers. a. Draw the structure of -glucose (4)

b. Draw the structure of -glucose, highlighting the difference from -glucose (1)

c. What kind of reaction occurs to form a disaccharide? (1)

d. What kind of bond is formed? (1)

e. Draw the structure of the disaccharide formed when two -glucose molecules join (3)

f. What is the name of this disaccharide? (1)

g. What is removed from the two monosaccharides to form the disaccharide? (1)

h. What are sugars used for in organisms? (1)

2. Carbohydrate polymers a. What are the names of the two polymers formed from -glucose? (2)

b. Where would these polymers be found? (2)

c. What are these polymers used for? (1)

d. What is the name of the polymer formed from -glucose? (1)

e. Where would this polymer be found? (1)

f. What is this polymer used for? (1)

g. How does the structure of cellulose make it suitable for its function? (1)

h. How does the structure of starch make it suitable for its function? (1)

i. How does the structure of glycogen make it more suitable for its function than starch? (1)

3. Proteins a. Draw the generalised structure of an amino acid. (4)

b. Label the amino group and the carboxyl group (2) c. What kind of reaction occurs to form a dipeptide? (1)

d. What kind of bond is formed? (1)

e. What is removed from the amino acids when the reaction occurs? (1)

f. What is the process called which splits amino acids in a polypeptide? (1)

g. What is the primary structure of a protein? (Use a diagram if you prefer) (1)

h. What is the secondary structure of a protein? (Use a diagram if you prefer) (2)

i. What is the tertiary structure of a protein? (Use a diagram if you prefer) (1)

j. What is the quaternary structure of a protein? (Use a diagram if you prefer) (1)

k. Give the names and functions of two structural proteins? (4)

l. Give the names and functions of two globular proteins. (4)

4. Lipids a. Draw the structure of glycerol. (3)

b. Draw the structure of a fatty acid. (2)

c. Draw the structure of a triglyceride (1).

d. What kind of reaction occurs to form a triglyceride? (1)

e. What does saturated mean? (1)

f. What does unsaturated mean? (1)

g. What are lipids used for in organisms? (3)