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<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>International</strong> AS <strong>Level</strong> <strong>Biology</strong><br />

4 Copy and complete the following table. Place a tick or a cross in each box as appropriate.<br />

50<br />

monomer<br />

polymer<br />

macromolecule<br />

polysaccharide<br />

contains subunits that form branched chains<br />

contains amino acids<br />

made from organic acids and glycerol<br />

contains glycosidic bonds<br />

contains peptide bonds<br />

one of its main functions is to act as an energy store<br />

usually insoluble in water<br />

usually has a structural function<br />

can form helical or partly helical structures<br />

contains the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen<br />

only<br />

Globular protein,<br />

e.g. haemoglobin<br />

Fibrous protein,<br />

e.g. collagen<br />

Monosaccharide<br />

Disaccharide<br />

Glycogen<br />

Starch<br />

Cellulose<br />

Lipid<br />

1 mark for each correct column [8]<br />

5 Copy and complete the table below, which summarises some of the functional categories into which proteins<br />

can be placed.<br />

Category<br />

structural<br />

enzyme<br />

defensive<br />

storage<br />

Example<br />

1.<br />

2.<br />

insulin<br />

haemoglobin and myoglobin<br />

actin and myosin<br />

6 State three characteristics of monosaccharides. [3]<br />

[8]

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