Mary Jones, Richard Fosbery, Dennis Taylor and, Jennifer Gregory Solutions for Chapter: Biological Molecules, Exercise 7: Questions

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Mary Jones Biology Solutions for Exercise - Mary Jones, Richard Fosbery, Dennis Taylor and, Jennifer Gregory Solutions for Chapter: Biological Molecules, Exercise 7: Questions

Attempt the practice questions on Chapter 2: Biological Molecules, Exercise 7: Questions with hints and solutions to strengthen your understanding. Biology for Cambridge International AS & A Level coursebook 2nd Edition Digital Access solutions are prepared by Experienced Embibe Experts.

Questions from Mary Jones, Richard Fosbery, Dennis Taylor and, Jennifer Gregory Solutions for Chapter: Biological Molecules, Exercise 7: Questions with Hints & Solutions

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

State three similarities and three differences between cellulose and collagen.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Copy Table 2.1. Fill in the blanks in the second column of the table using the words below: hydrophilic haemoglobin ionic bond hydrophobic disaccharide disulfide bond Try with a partner to make a similar table with different statements based on the topics in this chapter. Try it out on other students.

Description Word/Term
term for water hating  
broken by a reduction reaction  
formed by a condensation reaction  
characteristic of globular proteins  
has two alpha chains and beta chains  
can be broken by pH changes  

EASY
AS and A Level
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'The protein-folding problem' box at the beginning of this chapter discussed how scientists are trying to predict the final shapes of proteins from a knowledge of their primary structures. What information about amino acids and proteins would be relevant to feed into a computer program trying to make such predictions?