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8 Exam-style questions 1 Haemoglobin is an example of a protein with 6 (a) The figure shows part of a molecule of cellulose. A primary stacey von ww Dy g B primary and secondary structuce only KK KE primary, secondary and tertiary structure only “ — ° = D_ primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary (i Identify the monomer indicated by A. [1] structure oO (ii) State the name of the bond 2 Which row shows the correct bond associated indicated by B. 2 with each of the biological molecules shown? (iii) State the name of the type of reaction which forms the bond labelled B. Q) Disaccha- |Polysaccha- [Protein | Triglycer- (b) Describe the properties of cellulose that make it suitable as the main component of the cell walls of plant cells (5) (©) Collagen is a fibrous protein. (@ State three ways in which the structure of a collagen molecule differs from the structure of a cellulose molecule. 8) 3. Starch and glycogen are polysaccharides. Which is a feature of starch, but not of glycogen? (i) Explain how a globular protein differs from a fibrous protein, eB) A. Starch is made from a-glucose rota 1a B, Starches an ucbreniched component 2 (a) ‘The figure shows the two amino acids glycine C Starch contains 1,6 glycosidic bonds and alanine. D_ Starch contains 1,4 glycosidic bonds [1] 4 Some students made three statements about the primary structure of a polypeptide. 1 The primary structure is the sequence of amino acids of the polypeptide. 2. The primary structure is stabilised by hydrogen bonds, 3. The primary structure determines the tertiary structure of the polypeptide. (i) Name the parts of the molecules labelled A, Band 3] (i) Draw a diagram to show how the two amino acids are joined together by a Which of these statements is/are true? condensation reaction. GB) Al,2and3; Bland 2only; (fii) Name the bond that forms between the € Land 3 only; D1 only iO} ‘two amino acids, ib] 5 Which features is/are found in a phospholipid (iv) State the location in the cell where amino molecule? acids are joined together in reactions like nL datertioade the one you have drawn. a (b) A protein composed of a single polypeptide has no disulfide bonds. Explain how the 3. peptide bond tertiary structure of this protein is stabilised. 2. three fatty acid chains 4 hydrophilic group (a) HEF, Di and 3 iron, (©) Explain why haemoglobin is said to have C2and 3 only; D4 only nm Guatemary structure, a

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